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Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyam - very nice binding

Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyam - very nice binding

Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyam - very nice binding
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Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyam - very nice binding

by Omar Khayyam

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New York: Thomas Crowell Co, 1910. bound in full morocco, elaborately decorated with arabesque designs. very good/no dj as issued. Will Pogany. Thomas Crowell Co., ca. 1910. [108] pp. Translated by Edward Fitzgerald. Illustrated with 16 full color plates and decorative head, tail, and borders on every page by Willy Pogány. 22x15 cm (8¾x6"), bound in full morocco, elaborately decorated with arabesque designs tooled in gilt, lettering on spine in gilt, top edge gilt, other edges deckled.

An elaborately illustrated and bound edition of Fitzgerald's translations of 75 quatrains by Omar Khayyam; a Persian mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, and poet. Previous owner left some penciled notes including a different translation of one of the poems, as well leaving a poem 'Ode to Omar Khayyam' by Charles Hamilton Musgrove mounted to rear endpaper.

Slight wear along front joint, some small scuffs spine and extremities, gilt edge a bit faded; hinges a touch tender, faint marginal toning to textblock; very good or better.

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Bookseller
Rare Books Honolulu US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyam - very nice binding
Author
Omar Khayyam
Illustrator
Will Pogany
Format/Binding
Bound in full morocco, elaborately decorated with arabesque designs
Book Condition
Used - very good
Jacket Condition
no dj as issued
Quantity Available
1
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
Thomas Crowell Co
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1910
Pages
108
Size
8¾x6"
Weight
0.00 lbs
Keywords
Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyam in fine binding
Bookseller catalogs
Fine Binding; Fine Press;

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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...
Edges
The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Morocco
Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
Gilt
The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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....
Tail
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