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Oxford: Phaidon Press Limited, 1981. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Limited Edition. 16mo - over 5¾ - 6¾" tall. Excellent copy of the William Morris illustrated version. Limited edition facsimile of the original, leather bound with incredibly ornate gilt work on the boards and throughout. Number 799 of 850. Comes in original Morris patterned slipcase which is absolutely solid but does have a little light wear on paper edges. Great gift (see pictures). All our books at the moment are reduced so the price you see reflects our 33% SALE! ***STRIKE UPDATE*** Due to Royal Mail strike action there are delays within their service so for customers within the UK I can send by courier. If you would prefer this option, just drop me a line and I'll get you a quote. If this is intended as a gift, please email first and I can gift wrap for no extra charge. If you would like special delivery but don't see an option for it, just email first and I'll obtain a quote. If you have any…
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Rubaiyat Of Omar Khayyam Hardcover - 1981
by Fitzgerald, Edward ( Translator ) and Khayyam, Omar
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he Moving Finger writes; and, having writ Moves on: nor all thy Piety nor Wit Shall lure it back to cancel half a line Nor all thy tears wash out a word of it.' In the 'rubaiyat' (short epigrammatic poems) of the medieval Persian poet, mathematician, and philosopher Omar Khayyam, Edward Fitzgerald saw an unflinching challenge to the illusions and consolations of mankind in every age. His version of Omar is neither a translation nor an independent poem; sceptical of divine providence and insistent on the pleasure of the passing moment, its 'Orientalism' offers FitzGerald a powerful and distinctive voice, in whose accents a whole Victorian generation comes to life. Although the poem's vision is bleak, it is conveyed in some of the most beautiful and haunting images in English poetry - and some of the sharpest- edged. The poem sold no copies at all on its first appearance in 1859, yet when it was 'discovered' two years later its first admirers included Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Swinburne, and Ruskin. Daniel Karlin's richly annotated edition does justice to the scope and complexity of FitzGerald's lyrical meditation on 'human death and fate'.
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- Title Rubaiyat Of Omar Khayyam
- Author Fitzgerald, Edward ( Translator ) and Khayyam, Omar
- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher Phaidon, Oxford
- Date 1981
- ISBN 9780714822488
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Oxford: Phaidon Press Limited, 1981. Hardcover with cloth slipcase, in very good condition. Facsimile of hand-lettered and decorated copy completed in 1872 by William Morris. This edition is limited to 850 copies, of which this is number 205. Hardcover is bound in red morocco grain leather, both boards gilt decorated, with gilt lettered spine. Two pages of notes attached to endpaper, and two other notes laid in. Slipcase rubbed at opening and a little on the sides. Pastedowns and endpapers are very lightly foxed, otherwise as unread. LW. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Illus. by Morris, William.
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Oxford: Phaidon Press Limited. Fine with No dust jacket as issued. 1981. One of 850. Hardcover. 0714822485 . Oxford: Phaidon Press Limited, 1981. 6.25 x 4.6 in. [24]pp. Full deep red morocco, both boards densely gilt, spine letters gilt. Fine condition. Slipcase with William Morris designs rubbed at opening and briefly on sides, very good. Two page of notes attached to rear free endpaper. Copy #241 of 850, facsimile of William Morris's hand-lettered and decorated copy completed in 1872. The 2 pages of facsimile notes are by Burne-Jones, 1908, providing some history of the book's production. ISBN 9780714822488; Illustrated; 6.25 x 4.6 inches; 24 pages .
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