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The rubaiyat by omar khayyam nook book ebook barnes. Fifteen hundred of the volumes were comprised of autograph letters and important historical. The bestselling poem of all time, omar khayaams rubaiyat quatrains, was first published in the west in 1859 by translator edward fitzgerald. Add or remove collections home illuminated manuscripts and rare illustrated books rubaiyat of omar khayyam reference url share. Rubaiyat of omar khayyam book second edition by edward. Hardback clothbound with highly decorative gilt tooled and printed embossed cover and spine. It is intended to be a repository for rubaiyat editions, art, and other media related to this wonderful book of poetry. See more ideas about rubaiyat of omar khayyam, art and illustration. Rubaiyat of omar khayyam, the astronomer poet of persia translated into english verse.
Small octavo, bound by bayntun in full red morocco, central panel on upper cover with dark brown, tan, green, and cream onlays depicting a male figure within gilt borders with green and purple onlays of leaves and grapes, raised bands, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, the others. To link to the entire object, paste this link in email, im or document to embed the entire object, paste this html in. Vintage book covers, vintage books, old books, antique books, i love books. The rubaiyat of omar khayyam manhattan rare book company. The rubaiyat of omar khayyam by rubaiyat khayyam, omar. You are covered by the ebay money back guarantee if you receive an item that is not as described in the listing. This by edward fitzgerald, omar khayyam is available at bauman rare books. One of the bestknown, most often quoted english classics. Collecting editions of the rubaiyat of omar khayyam. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far.
Book fitzgerald rubaiyat of omar khayyam 1905 macmillan reprint of first edition. The rubaiyat of omar khayyam first edition abebooks. Quarto, publishers full russet crushed morocco, elaborately giltdecorated spine, green morocco spine label, leafandtendril gilt and overlaid cover border, top edge gilt, uncut. Antiquarian rare books, vintage books, secondhand books. The rubaiyat of omar khayyam this book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. Book condition used quantity available 1 binding hardcover publisher london. The rubaiyat is a group of quatrains translated from the persian by edward fitzgerald, written by omar khayyam in the 1100s. He wrote quatrains, or rubaiyaas, with some estimates of how many reaching as high.
Fitzgerald, edward and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. It is leather bound with gold embossing, with orientalfold printing so that each page is printed on only one side. Rubaiyat of omar khayyam illuminated manuscripts and. This website is dedicated to the rubaiyat of omar khayyam, translated by edward fitzgerald. Isbn 97818403783 97818403783 softcover, grange books plc, 2001. Translated by edward fitzgerald by khayyam, omar and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Rubaiyat of omar khayyam manhattan rare book company.
A superbly bound and illustrated edition of the rubaiyat of omar khayyam, number 43 of 525 copies printed on japon vellum and signed by willy pogany. You can view this first edition of the rubaiyat of omar khayyam on our. If edward cowell hadnt been able to interest edward fitzgerald in the study of the persian language in 1852 and. The misprint on page 4 corrected in manuscript by edward fitzgerald. Find great deals on ebay for rubaiyat omar khayyam book. This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Rubaiyat of omar khayyam rubaiyat of omar khayyam a large book, 260mm x 195mm, comprising the edward fitzgerald translation of the rubaiyat in 152 pages, including 38 tippedin colour illustrations in art deco style by ronald balfour, and many more linedrawn illustrations within the text, mostly topless or nude females. Isbn 9781481965798 9781481965798 softcover, createspace independent publishing platform, 20. The first and fourth renderings in english verse by edward fitzgerald.
Splendidly illustrated edition by willy pogany, with color frontispiece, 11 fullpage mounted color plates, numerous decorative line cuts and. Slim, square octavo, original half brown morocco gilt, maroon cloth boards, uncut. The rubaiyat of omar khayyam i have a beautiful old copy of this. Excerpts from his wellloved version appear here, accompanied by bird parliament, a delightful work by khayyams contemporary, the influential mystic poet farrid uddin attar. Translated into english verse by edward fitzgerald. A number of auspicious events were necessary for this phenomenon to occur. Collecting editions of the rubaiyat of omar khayyam bibliology. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. In 1909, two london bookbinders were commissioned to create a book that would become one of. It was a kind of bible for freethinkers, materialists and sensualists robert irwin. Full colour tipped in illustrated frontispiece with printed gold border, and captioned tissue guard. The rubaiyat of omar khayyam is said to be one of the ten best known poems in the world, and probably the most popular piece of oriental literature in the western world. All editions included on this website are ones that i have personally collected, complete with metadata such as publisher, year.
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