Omar Khajjam Rubaijat. Die Sinnsprüche Omars des Zeltmachers. Aus dem Persischen übertragen von Friedrich Rosen.
by Omar Khajjam (Omar Khayyam)
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- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
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About This Item
Stuttgart: Deutschen Verlags-Anstalt, 1914. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. Paul Haustien. [4],32,[2],38pp. Full marroon morocco with elaborate gilt design to cover and spine, all edges gilt, gilt floral endpapers, in slipcase. Published in an edition of 300 copies,of which this is No. 203. Very minor wear to boards, spine is chipped at both ends, cracking along joints, boards holding and binding is tight. Slipcase is worn mainly along edges and corners. Text is in German, printed on a heavy card stock with lavishly decorated ornamentation throughout, followed by 38 pages of commentary. Translated from the Persian by Friedrich Rosen, and designed by Paul Haustein.
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- Bookseller
- Old Bookshelf (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004618
- Title
- Omar Khajjam Rubaijat. Die Sinnsprüche Omars des Zeltmachers. Aus dem Persischen übertragen von Friedrich Rosen.
- Author
- Omar Khajjam (Omar Khayyam)
- Illustrator
- Paul Haustien
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Deutschen Verlags-Anstalt
- Place of Publication
- Stuttgart
- Date Published
- 1914
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Rubbaiyat Persian "Book Design
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry; Decorative Arts; Binding;
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- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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....