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THE RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM. Illustrated and decorated by Frank Brangwyn, R.A
by BRANGWYN. FRANK. Illustrates.;
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
T. N. Foulis. London & Edinburgh.,1919. LIMITED EDITION. 4to. (10.2 x 7.6 inches). Delux edition, printed on hand made paper, limited to only 350 copies. Illustrated with decorative title page, text borders and and 15 fine full colour tipped-in plates by Brangwyn, each with a printed title page and a tissue guard. A clean and tight copy in original publishers delux full tan vellum binding with gilt decoration and lettering on the spine. Top edge gilt, others untrimmed. A lovely copy of this beautiful book showing the softer, fantasy side of Brangwyn's work.:
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- Bookseller
- Paul Foster Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7962
- Title
- THE RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM. Illustrated and decorated by Frank Brangwyn, R.A
- Author
- BRANGWYN. FRANK. Illustrates.;
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- T. N. Foulis. London & Edinburgh.,1919
- Bookseller catalogs
- Children's and Illustrated books;
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- 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....
- 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...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- 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. ...
- 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...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
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