The Quatrains of Omar Khayyam of Nishapur - translated brom the Persian into English verse etc
by Thompson, Eben Francis; intro by Nathan Haskell Dole
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- VeryGood, unmarked contents except for a few light pencil notes clarifying the translations, tight binding, wear to spine ends,
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Nevada City, California, United States
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About This Item
[Worcester MA]: Privately Printed [Commonwealth Press], 1906. Hardcover in off-white cloth boards w gilt Arabic letters, titling label on spine, no jacket.. VeryGood, unmarked contents except for a few light pencil notes clarifying the translations, tight binding, wear to spine ends, spine label darkened w light wear.. Contains 874 translated quatrains. Presentation copy signed by author on ffep to Edward Glodd, Esq with high regard of Eben Francis Thompson, February 1911, Worcester Massachusetts with former owner signature below (1957).
6-1/2 x 10, 290 pp, sheet-protected frontispiece sepia photo of author w printed signature
6-1/2 x 10, 290 pp, sheet-protected frontispiece sepia photo of author w printed signature
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- edburynbooks
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 24394
- Title
- The Quatrains of Omar Khayyam of Nishapur - translated brom the Persian into English verse etc
- Author
- Thompson, Eben Francis; intro by Nathan Haskell Dole
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover in off-white cloth boards w gilt Arabic letters, titling label on spine, no jacket.
- Book Condition
- Used - VeryGood, unmarked contents except for a few light pencil notes clarifying the translations, tight binding, wear to spine ends,
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Privately Printed [Commonwealth Press]
- Place of Publication
- [Worcester MA]
- Date Published
- 1906
- Keywords
- Fiction, Poetry, Literature, Criticism
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edburynbooks
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Nevada City, California
About edburynbooks
I sell from my home, where I have about 25,000 books shelved or stored. I am also an author, poet, photographer, taroist, publisher, collector. Selling books online for almost 15 years, including my own titles and rare books from my collection.
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