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The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Presented by Will Pogany. [Rendered into English Verse by Edward Fitzgerald.]
by Khayyam, Omar
- Used
- Condition
- Publisher's brown gilt stamped buckram spine and printed and illustrated brown boards, t.e.g. Bookplate. Fine
- Seller
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New York, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1909. First American Pogany edition from English sheets. With 24 full-page colour tipped-in plates by Willy Pogany, with his arabesque decorations. Printed by Vincent Brooks, Day & Son Ltd. Lithographers, London. [174] pp. 1 vols. 4to. Publisher's brown gilt stamped buckram spine and printed and illustrated brown boards, t.e.g. Bookplate. Fine. First American Pogany edition from English sheets. With 24 full-page colour tipped-in plates by Willy Pogany, with his arabesque decorations. Printed by Vincent Brooks, Day & Son Ltd. Lithographers, London. [174] pp. 1 vols. 4to. Potter 69
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- Bookseller
- James Cummins Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 213768
- Title
- The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Presented by Will Pogany. [Rendered into English Verse by Edward Fitzgerald.]
- Author
- Khayyam, Omar
- Format/Binding
- With 24 full-page colour tipped-in plates by Willy Pogany, with his arabesque decorations. Printed by Vincent Brooks, Day & Son
- Book Condition
- Used - Publisher's brown gilt stamped buckram spine and printed and illustrated brown boards, t.e.g. Bookplate. Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First American Pogany edition from English sheets
- Publisher
- Thomas Y. Crowell Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1909
- Keywords
- Persian | Omar Khayyam
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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About the Seller
James Cummins Bookseller
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New York, New York
About James Cummins Bookseller
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- Bookplate
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- Buckram
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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
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- Spine
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