The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
by Omar Khayyam; Omar Khayyám; Edward FitzGerald (trans)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Fair
- Seller
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Arlington, Virginia, United States
Item Price
£64.57£38.74
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About This Item
New York: Illustrated Editions, [c. 1938]. Hardcover in illustrated slipcase. Black textured leather over boards with red, green and gilt title and illustrations to front and spine. Very thick paper. Nine magnificent mounted color lithographs. Top edge died deep red. Deckled fore-edge. Near Fine book in a Fair slipcase. Interior pristine. Spine straight and tight. Title and illustrations to cover and spine have faded, otherwise book is in Fine condition. Illustrated slipcase is delaminating and has heavy wear with separation at corners. No markings. 119 pages. 27 cm.
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
- Books of the World (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- RWARE0000003838
- Title
- The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
- Author
- Omar Khayyam; Omar Khayyám; Edward FitzGerald (trans)
- Illustrator
- Hamzeh Abd-Ullah Kar
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Illustrated Editions Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1938
- Pages
- 119
- Size
- 4to
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- poetry, classical, Persia, Persian, illustrated
- Bookseller catalogs
- Asia; Poetry; Illustrated Books; Fine Press Books;
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Finding new homes for the library I collected over five decades of travel around the world.
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