Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam the astronomer-poet of Persia. Rendered into english verse by Edward Fitzgerald
by Fitzgerald, Edward
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin, 1894. 61pp Illustrated throughout with full-page printed drawings by Elihu Vedder. Printed on French- folded pages. "Elihu Vedder, N.A. (1836-1923)..was born in New York, and his artistic talents were precocious..Among his murials are a mosaic in the Library of Congress and a commission for the Walker Art Gallery at Bowdin College. His best known illustrations were done for the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.." (The Illustrator In Americ 1880-1980). "America produced one exponent of the Book Beautiful. Elihu Vedder..was a visionary artist much drawn to imaginative, enigmatic themes..he regarded his illustrations to Omar Khayyam (1884) as his best work. This is superior copy in the publisher's dramatically decorated cloth, the gilt swirling motif from top to bottom, the petals, lettering and stylized decoration are bright, bordering on Art Nouveau. Corners bumped. Tight clean beautiful book.. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Elihu Vedder. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall.
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- Bookseller
- DBookmahn's Used and Rare Military Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 005663
- Title
- Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam the astronomer-poet of Persia. Rendered into english verse by Edward Fitzgerald
- Author
- Fitzgerald, Edward
- Illustrator
- Elihu Vedder
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- Houghton Mifflin
- Place of Publication
- Boston, MA
- Date Published
- 1894
- Keywords
- Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Illustrated Books
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