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Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
by Omar Khayyam, translated by Edward FitzGerald, Illustrated by Willy Pogany
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
George C. Harrap & Co. Ltd., London, circa 1930, Very Good Hardcover / no dustjacket, 80 pages, 6.25" x 8.75", Full Leather with TEG, 16 tipped in colour plates, one inch split on spine, edgewear on boards, front hinge starting, otherwise a clean and tight copy.
Synopsis
Philosopher, astronomer and mathematician, Khayyam as a poet possesses a singular originality. His poetry is richly charged with evocative power and offers a view of life characteristic of his stormy times, with striking relevance to the present day.
Reviews
On May 16 2016, a reader said:
With Paintings and Decorations by Sarkis Katchadourian, born in Iran, where he recreated romantic frescoes in old palaces, he then trained in Rome, continued in Paris and then later in Munich. It is really fitting that this cosmopolitan artist's original paintings reproduced in bright colors and the black and white line drawings take you there celebrate under a bough with a book of verse and flask of wine you are magically drawn in and there drinking in the words of the poet.... drunk on the verse.
On Sep 11 2011, WonderPony said:
Fantastic poetry from 11th century Persia as translated by a depressed Englishman going through a divorce in 1859. The first translation is by far the best but it is interesting to get several of them and compare. I'm not a huge poetry fan but I love the simplicity, imagery and strange allegories Omar Khayyam writes about. He was apparently a big fan of the wine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Don Wood Bookseller
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4389
- Title
- Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
- Author
- Omar Khayyam, translated by Edward FitzGerald, Illustrated by Willy Pogany
- Illustrator
- Willy Pogany
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George C. Harrap & Co. Ltd., London
- Date Published
- circa 1930
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
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About the Seller
Don Wood Bookseller
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Surrey, British Columbia
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Tipped In
- Tipped In is used to describe something which has been glued into a book. Tipped-in items can include photos, book plates,...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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