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Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam (Signed Limited Edition)

Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam (Signed Limited Edition)

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Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam (Signed Limited Edition)

by Khayyam, Omar. Edmund Dulac (illustrator), Edward Fitzgerald (translator)

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London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1909. First Thus. Limited to 750 copies, numbered and signed by the artist (this copy being 68). Large quarto (12 5/16 x 9 7/8 inches; 313 x 250 mm.). [124] pages (including inserted title). Original vellum over boards pictorially stamped and lettered in gilt on front cover and spine. Later silk ties. Top edge gilt, others uncut. Tan end-papers stamped in light olive green with a repeated peacock feather design. Ink name on front paste-down. Twenty color plates mounted on buff vellum-like paper with gilt over tan decorative borders. With descriptive tissue guards. Text printed on rectos only within a brown decorative border. Minimal discoloration to vellum, front board very slightly bowed, otherwise a Near Fine copy.

"In point of excellence of art, popularity, distinction and profit the crowning achievement... was the publication of the Fitzgerald version of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám illustrated by Edmund Dulac. The book was a joy and a treasure. Its public acceptance was immediate and great."

Hughey 21.

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Bookseller's Inventory #
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Title
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam (Signed Limited Edition)
Author
Khayyam, Omar. Edmund Dulac (illustrator), Edward Fitzgerald (translator)
Book Condition
Used
Quantity Available
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Edition
First Thus
Publisher
Hodder and Stoughton
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1909

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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...
Fine
A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
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....
Top Edge Gilt
Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
Vellum
Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
Paste-down
The paste-down is the portion of the endpaper that is glued to the inner boards of a hardback book. The paste-down forms an...
Quarto
The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...

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