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Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
by [Rubaiyat] FitzGerald, Edward; Omar Khayyam
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good overall
- Seller
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Garrison, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: Macmillan, 1890. Fifth Edition. Hardcover. Very good overall. Fine binding, bound in three quarter turquoise calf and blue cloth. 8vo, 112pp, top edge gilt. Beautifully bound with raised bands, gilt decorations and gilt title at spine. Spine sunned evenly to green. Small neat signature in pencil at ffep.
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- Bookseller
- Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22322
- Title
- Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
- Author
- [Rubaiyat] FitzGerald, Edward; Omar Khayyam
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good overall
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Fifth Edition
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1890
- Bookseller catalogs
- POETRY; LITERATURE; FINE BINDING;
Terms of Sale
Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 10 days after delivery if an item arrives mis-described or damaged.
About the Seller
Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints
Biblio member since 2009
Garrison, New York
About Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints
Booksellers for over 40 years, members of prominent trade associations (ABAA, ILAB, ANZAAB, IMCOS, ANZMS, PBFA). We are located at Garrison NY, a stone's throw from the Metro North Hudson line train, just over 1 hr. from NYC on the banks of the Hudson River. Books, maps, prints & ephemera bought & sold.
Glossary
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- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Sunned
- Damage done to a book cover or dust jacket caused by exposure to direct sunlight. Very strong fluorescent light can cause slight...
- Fine Binding
- An elaborate and decorative binding, example including a leather-bound book with gilt edges, raised blind stamps, raised ribs,...
- 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....
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
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