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The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Rendered into English Verse by Edward Fitzgerald
by Khayyam, Omar
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co, Ltd, 1912. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Mabel Eardley-Wilmot. 4to. in cream coloured cloth decorated boards in green, black, and gold, with gilt titles to front center and spine. Top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed, illustrated endpapers. Rear board with a very faint smudge (really nothing), light bumping to spine foot, and a touch worn at the spine head. The paper over the rear hinge has started at the top. Clean throughout and unmarked, a really fresh copy overall. Illustrated with green endpieces and decorated initials in green, with tipped in photographs by Mabel Eardley-Wilmot.
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- Bookseller
- Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 47082
- Title
- The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Rendered into English Verse by Edward Fitzgerald
- Author
- Khayyam, Omar
- Illustrator
- Mabel Eardley-Wilmot
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co, Ltd
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1912
Terms of Sale
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Biblio member since 2012
Toronto, Ontario
About Karol Krysik Books, ABAC/ILAB, IOBA, PBFA
Interesting and unusual books and printed matter. Visual items, illustrated books, private press, mythology/folklore, modern first editions. Member of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of Canada (ABAC) and theIndependent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA)
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- Tipped In
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- First Edition
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- Gilt
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