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Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam (SIGNED): The First and Fourth Renderings in English Verse
by Edward Fitzgerald (Omar Khayyam)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Signed by Pogany twice; on limitation page and to frontispiece. Of this American edition #46 of only 500 copies. Full teal morocco; gilt floral emblem with red inlay to front board as well as gilt particulars to spine. 4 raised bands. Top edge gilt, others uncut. Twelve tipped-in color illustrations as well as black and white illustrations throughout. Spine darkened; see image for binding details. 173 pp. 8 1/4 x 10 1/2 inches.
Synopsis
he Moving Finger writes; and, having writ Moves on: nor all thy Piety nor Wit Shall lure it back to cancel half a line Nor all thy tears wash out a word of it.' In the 'rubaiyat' (short epigrammatic poems) of the medieval Persian poet, mathematician, and philosopher Omar Khayyam, Edward Fitzgerald saw an unflinching challenge to the illusions and consolations of mankind in every age. His version of Omar is neither a translation nor an independent poem; sceptical of divine providence and insistent on the pleasure of the passing moment, its 'Orientalism' offers FitzGerald a powerful and distinctive voice, in whose accents a whole Victorian generation comes to life. Although the poem's vision is bleak, it is conveyed in some of the most beautiful and haunting images in English poetry - and some of the sharpest- edged. The poem sold no copies at all on its first appearance in 1859, yet when it was 'discovered' two years later its first admirers included Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Swinburne, and Ruskin. Daniel Karlin's richly annotated edition does justice to the scope and complexity of FitzGerald's lyrical meditation on 'human death and fate'.
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Details
- Bookseller
- William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5250
- Title
- Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam (SIGNED)
- Author
- Edward Fitzgerald (Omar Khayyam)
- Illustrator
- Willy Pogany
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Thomas Y. Crownell Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1930
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Persian, Poetry,
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature; Poetry;
- Size
- 4to
Terms of Sale
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
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About the Seller
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida
About William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
We are a brick & mortar store located between I95 and the Florida Turnpike. We focus on the visual aspects of books and the book as artifact. We have large Art and Graphic Art sections including haute couture magazines but also carry Architecture, Ancient & Classical History, Performing Arts and Books on Books & Antiques. We have a large selection of Antiquarian Books, Antique maps & Antique prints. Hours by chance or appointment.
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