London: Villon Society, 1898. Limited edition, #423.. Hardcover in white vellum boards w gilt titling & red cloud dwg, no jacket as issued.. Good+ w dime-size cracked/stained area on spine, contents clean w occasional brief neat pencil notes, owner signature (1955) & small owner stamps on endpapers. No foxing on any pages.. Now first completely done into English verse from the Persian, in accordance with the original forms, with a biographical and critical introduction by the author. Solid tight copy of scarce edition printed by private subscription.

6-1/4 x 9-1/4, 206 pp, tope edge gilt, other edges deckled.

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Bookseller: edburynbooks (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 24559
Title: The Quatrains of Omar Kheyyam of Nishapour
Author: Payne, John
Format/Binding: Hardcover in white vellum boards w gilt titling & red cloud dwg, no jacket as issued.
Book Condition: Used - Good+ w dime-size cracked/stained area on spine, contents clean w occasional brief neat pencil notes, owner signature (1955) & s
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Limited edition, #423.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Villon Society
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1898
Keywords: Fiction, Poetry, Literature, Criticism

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