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Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
by Khayyam, Omar
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- Three quarter crimson moroccoi and cloth, t.e.g. Very Good
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About This Item
Toronto: The Musson Book Company Limited, 1909. First Canadian Edition with the Dulac illustrations from the London Sheets. With 20 tipped in colour Illustrations by Edmund Dulac. Printed by T. and A. Constable, Edinburgh, University Press. [162] pp. Coloiur palres and borders by Henry Stone & Son, Banbury. 4to. Three quarter crimson moroccoi and cloth, t.e.g. Very Good. Dulac, Edmund. First Canadian Edition with the Dulac illustrations from the London Sheets. With 20 tipped in colour Illustrations by Edmund Dulac. Printed by T. and A. Constable, Edinburgh, University Press. [162] pp. Coloiur palres and borders by Henry Stone & Son, Banbury. 4to. Hughey 21 ; Potter 131 (from English Sheets
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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- Bookseller
- James Cummins Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 320636
- Title
- Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
- Author
- Khayyam, Omar
- Format/Binding
- With 20 tipped in colour Illustrations by Edmund Dulac. Printed by T. and A. Constable, Edinburgh, University Press. [162] pp. C
- Book Condition
- Used - Three quarter crimson moroccoi and cloth, t.e.g. Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Canadian Edition with the Dulac illustrations from the Lon
- Publisher
- The Musson Book Company Limited
- Place of Publication
- Toronto
- Date Published
- 1909
- Keywords
- Arabic | Poetry | Omar Khayyam
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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