Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam: The Astronomer Poet of Persia
by Khayyam, Omar
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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New Port Richey, Florida, United States
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About This Item
G.P. Putnam's Sons/The Ariel Booklets. Full Leather. Good. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Translated by Edward Fitzgerald. Very small, sturdy book, shiny red leather, a flowery gilt border bright on front and spine, a flowery gilt wreath around title at top front. Slight surface wear to spine top edge, spine bottom edge, and bottom tips, very slight surface wear to top tips. Near Very Good.
Synopsis
Philosopher, astronomer and mathematician, Khayyam as a poet possesses a singular originality. His poetry is richly charged with evocative power and offers a view of life characteristic of his stormy times, with striking relevance to the present day.
Reviews
On May 16 2016, a reader said:
With Paintings and Decorations by Sarkis Katchadourian, born in Iran, where he recreated romantic frescoes in old palaces, he then trained in Rome, continued in Paris and then later in Munich. It is really fitting that this cosmopolitan artist's original paintings reproduced in bright colors and the black and white line drawings take you there celebrate under a bough with a book of verse and flask of wine you are magically drawn in and there drinking in the words of the poet.... drunk on the verse.
On Sep 11 2011, WonderPony said:
Fantastic poetry from 11th century Persia as translated by a depressed Englishman going through a divorce in 1859. The first translation is by far the best but it is interesting to get several of them and compare. I'm not a huge poetry fan but I love the simplicity, imagery and strange allegories Omar Khayyam writes about. He was apparently a big fan of the wine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Callaghan Books South (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 55902
- Title
- Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam: The Astronomer Poet of Persia
- Author
- Khayyam, Omar
- Format/Binding
- Full Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- G.P. Putnam's Sons/The Ariel Booklets
- Size
- 16mo - over 5¾" - 6&
- Keywords
- Leather Books Poetry Persian Literature Iranian Literature
- Bookseller catalogs
- Leather Book;
Terms of Sale
Callaghan Books South
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About the Seller
Callaghan Books South
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New Port Richey, Florida
About Callaghan Books South
An internet bookstore, we have added 20 books a day to our inventory for a total of more than 40,000, specializing in Poetry, Vietnam Conflict, Native American, Literary Criticism.
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