Rubaiyat Of Omar Khayyam (Ownership Signature Of Noel Langley, Screenwriter For Motion Picture The Wizard Of Oz)
by Khayyam, Omar [Translated By Edward Fitzgerald], 20 Color Plates By Edmund Dulac; With Ownership Signature Of Noel Langley
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good/No Dust Jacket
- Seller
-
Pasadena, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
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
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.
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.
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Arroyo Seco Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 027459
- Title
- Rubaiyat Of Omar Khayyam (Ownership Signature Of Noel Langley, Screenwriter For Motion Picture The Wizard Of Oz)
- Author
- Khayyam, Omar [Translated By Edward Fitzgerald], 20 Color Plates By Edmund Dulac; With Ownership Signature Of Noel Langley
- Format/Binding
- Blue Cloth, Gilt
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Early Reprint
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London [circa 1920]
- Date Published
- 1920
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- General
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry; Rare And Unusual Books;
Terms of Sale
Arroyo Seco Books
Payment by credit card, check, PayPal or, for orders over $1000, by bank transfer. US Shipping by USPS media mail, at standard rate shown, but large or heavy items may require additional postage. Shipments valued over $200 may be sent with insurance, and/or with signature confirmation required. International shipments sent only by insured USPS mail (Priority Mail or Priority Express Mail or Express Guaranteed). Shipments to the UK may require additional shipping charges to provide insurance as they lack a nationally insured postal system. Sales within California and many other states are subject to sales tax. International shipments may be subject to Customs duties or fees and/or VAT which are the responsibility of the buyer. Postage will not be refunded for unaccepted packages; please review your order for correct addressing.
About the Seller
Arroyo Seco Books
About Arroyo Seco Books
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Reprint
- Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
- Rebacked
- having had the material covering the spine replaced. ...
- 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...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...