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First edition of this profusely illustrated reproduction
First edition of this profusely illustrated reproduction
First edition of this profusely illustrated reproduction
First edition of this profusely illustrated reproduction
First edition of this profusely illustrated reproduction

FITZGERALD, Edward (translator)

Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam translated by Edward Fitzgerald with an introduction by A.C. Benson. Reproduced from a Manuscript written and illuminated by F. Sangorski & G. Sutcliffe.

Siegle, Hill & Co, London c.1910.

£750.00
£750.00

Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

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A highly regarded facsimile with charming illustrations by E.Geddes and A. Sutcliffe reproduced from Sangorski & Sutcliffe's The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam which was iconic iconic for its opulent, early 20th-century jeweled bindings. The most famous "The Great Omar" was lost on the Titanic. Arabic scholar Edward Fitzgerald (1809-1883) was the first translator and author of five separate English versions of the Rubaiyat

First trade edition. 4to (31 x 24 cm),12 full page colour plates, numerous illustrations in text, decorated endpapers, slight toning to a few pages at the front and rear; bound in later half red morocco gilt, spine gilt lettered, raised bands; a very good copy.

Stock code 123306

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First edition of this profusely illustrated reproduction

Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

£750.00
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