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RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM The First and Fourth Renderings in English Verse
by Omar Khayyam; Edward Fitzgerald (translator) ; Willy Pogany (Illustrator)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good+ with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Livonia, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
New York: Thomas Y. Crowell. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1930. Hardcover. ; Peach cloth cover is toned on spine, soiled, and worn at corners but in good+ condition. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Publisher's notes laid-in indicating this is the 1930 edition, which ranged in price from $6.00 to $25.00 (depending on binding and other factors). Pages are toned with a couple of very sparse modest thumb marks in the bottom margin but mostly clean and in excellent condition. Illustrated with mounted gilt and black headpieces, b&w tailpieces and other decor, and 12 tipped-in color plates, all in beautiful condition. .
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- Bookseller
- Sage Rare & Collectible Books, IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15238
- Title
- RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM The First and Fourth Renderings in English Verse
- Author
- Omar Khayyam; Edward Fitzgerald (translator) ; Willy Pogany (Illustrator)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good+ with no dust jacket
- Publisher
- Thomas Y. Crowell
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1930
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Sage Rare & Collectible Books, IOBA
Biblio member since 2020
Livonia, Michigan
About Sage Rare & Collectible Books, IOBA
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Laid-in
- "Laid In" indicates that there is something which is included with, but not attached to the book, such as a sheet of paper. The...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- 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....
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
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