Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam the Astronomer-poet of Persia Rendered Into English Verse
by Omar Khayyam
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good (BELOW AVERAGE)/No Jacket
- Seller
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Peter Tavy, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Macmillan, 1904. Gold gilt to all fore-edges. Loose detached boards . badly sunned spine BUT CONTENTS very good . Ideal for recasing. FEEL FREE TO E-MAIL FOR PHOTOGRAPHS AND FURTHER DETAILS. POSTED AT OUR STANDARD RATES AND FULLY INSURED! FROM A DEALER WHO TELLS YOU WHO THEY ARE AND WHAT THEIR TELEPHONE AND ADDRESS CONTACT DETAILS ARE! . Not Signed or Inscribed. Reprint. Green Cloth. Good (BELOW AVERAGE)/No Jacket. Illus. by Not Illustrated. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾". HARDBACK.
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- Bookseller
- Bookfarm
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1001199
- Title
- Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam the Astronomer-poet of Persia Rendered Into English Verse
- Author
- Omar Khayyam
- Illustrator
- Not Illustrated
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good (BELOW AVERAGE)
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- Reprint
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1904
- Size
- 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾"
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Peter Tavy
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