The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam the Astronomer-Poet of Persia
by Omar Khayyam (Edward Fitzgerald, trans.)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good+/No dj
- Seller
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Cleveland Heights, Ohio, United States
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About This Item
The Shakespeare Head Press/Basil Blackwell, 1927. First edition, vii, 37p, Decorations by Thomas Lowinsky. Hardbound, paper-covered boards with blue cloth spine, gilt lettering on spine is rubbed, some rubbing to spine ends, small previous owner name on front endpaper, previous owner embossed stamp on second blank endpaper, a very few instances of marginalia, in good+ condition. No dj. The Shakespeare Head Quartos No. 6.
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- Bookseller
- SunriseBooks
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1619
- Title
- The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam the Astronomer-Poet of Persia
- Author
- Omar Khayyam (Edward Fitzgerald, trans.)
- Illustrator
- Thomas Lowinsky
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+
- Jacket Condition
- No dj
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Shakespeare Head Press/Basil Blackwell
- Place of Publication
- Stratford-Upon-Avon
- Date Published
- 1927
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- The Shakespeare Head Press
Terms of Sale
SunriseBooks
Prepayment by credit card (Visa, Mastercard, Discover), check or money order. Books returnable within ten days.
About the Seller
SunriseBooks
Biblio member since 2005
Cleveland Heights, Ohio
About SunriseBooks
Open shop selling new and used books with a specialty in Eastern and Western spiritual traditions with a mail order sideline in detective fiction. Established in 1974.
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- First Edition
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- Spine
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Cloth
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