[Binding, Fine- Sangorski and Sutcliffe Masterpiece Peacock Jeweled Binding] Omar Khayyam
by Sangorski and Sutcliffe
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Seattle, Washington, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London: A. C. Benson, 1910. Quarto (12 x 8 inches). Magnificent jeweled peacock binding by Sangorski and Sutcliffe in full straight-grained red morocco featuring a central oval recessed panel of dark green morocco with a peacock taking up over half of the front cover. The peacock's body is inlaid in light green, blue, white and brown morocco, with tail feathers fully outspread over green morocco inlays, and intricately tooled in gilt as they splay outward, with inlaid blue hearts and set at the very end with 31 amethysts and citrines. Both covers with heavy gilt rose and grass motif, including rose bouquet corner-pieces and blue morocco gilt inlaid borders. Spine gilt in six compartments, lettering, gilt-decorated floral and grape onlay panels. Turn-ins gilt, full blue morocco doublures, blue moire silk flyleaves. With two superb brass clasps set with three jewels each (one of the six is chipped). No. 3 of only 10 copies, specially bound by Sangorski and Sutcliffe, with an original unpublished watercolor composition by E. Geddes, illustrating Quatrain XIII with an illuminated border by Sangorski and Sutcliffe and painted on vellum especially for this copy. With the gilt binder's signature in the rear turn-in: "Bound by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, London." All edges superbly and masterfully goffered with all-over scrolling vine and blossom pattern with stippling. Fine condition. One of the most beautiful bindings we have ever had the pleasure to own, and arguably a perfect model Sangorski and Sutcliffe binding, typifying the very finest craft in bookbinding over the past century and more, in the revival of book arts and bookbinding, worldwide.
Details
- Bookseller
- Nudelman Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6246
- Title
- [Binding, Fine- Sangorski and Sutcliffe Masterpiece Peacock Jeweled Binding] Omar Khayyam
- Author
- Sangorski and Sutcliffe
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- A. C. Benson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1910
Terms of Sale
Nudelman Rare Books
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About the Seller
Nudelman Rare Books
Biblio member since 2011
Seattle, Washington
About Nudelman Rare Books
Specializing in Fine Bindings By Noted Bookbinders; High Spots and Inscribed Copies of Important 19th-20th Century English and American Literature; Autograph Letters and Manuscripts; Fine Press Books; Unusual and Rare Children's and Illustrated; Art Nouveau; Pre-Raphaelite Poetry and Associations; Jugendstil, Wiener Werkstatte; 1890's.Long-standing rare book dealer established in 1979, in Seattle, Washington specializing in the highest quality fine and rare books, primarily from the 18th through 20th Centuries. We value your patronage and would love to have you join our mailing list where we offer illustrated catalogs twice a year by PDF (with copious photos of content). All books are guaranteed as described, and returnable within 7 days for any reason. By Appointment Only.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- 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...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...