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RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM
by A GROUP OF ILLUSTRATED EDITIONS OF THE
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About This Item
1894-1946. 17 separately published works..
1) BRANGWYN, FRANK, Illustrator. RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM. (London and Edinburgh: T. N. Foulis, 1911) 175 x 145 mm. (6 7/8 x 5 5/8"). Original vellum with gilt titling, top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Eight tipped-in color illustrations by Frank Brangwyn. Slightly splayed and very minor soiling; near fine. Uncommonly seen in vellum.
2) BULL, RENE, Illustrator. RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM. (Banbury, England: Hodder and Stoughton, [1913]) 275 x 205 mm. (10 7/8 x 8 1/8"). Brown cloth, front cover elaborately decorated, gilt titling on spine. Illustrated by Rene Bull. Sidney L. Nyburg bookplate. Near Fine.
3) CARR, HAMZEH, Illustrator. THE RUBAIYAT OF UMAR KHAIYAM. (London: John Lane the Bodly Head Limited, 1924) 257 x 180 mm. (10 1/8 x 7"). Translated from the French of J. B. Nicolas by Frederick Baron Corvo. Edited by Edward Heron-Allen. Tan cloth with original dust jacket. With 16 plates in color by Hamzeh Carr. Printed with facing French text. Volume fine, dust jacket with front joint torn and inexpertly repaired.
4) DODSON, BERT, Illustrator. SELECTIONS FROM OMAR KHAYYAM'S RUBAIYAT: A PORTFOLIO OF DRAWINGS BY BERT DODSON. (Norwalk, Connecticut: Fairfield Graphics Incorporated, n. d.) 458 x 330 mm. (18 x 13"). Not signed, but probably one of 700 copies. Very large envelope-like portfolio with embossed title, 39 unnumbered printed plates, 19 black ink drawings by Bert Dodson alternating with their associated printed quatrains. An unusually clean copy of a very easily soiled item. A very appealing collection of charmingly surrealistic illustrations by Dodson (b. 1938), the illustrator of more than 70 children's books.
5) DULAC, EDMUND, Illustrator. RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM. (London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1909) 285 x 225 mm. (11 1/4 x 8 7/8"). FIRST EDITION. White cloth with elaborate gilt decoration. Bookplate of Mae Borg. With a laid-in notice of an exhibition of Dulac's illustrated works, to be held at the Leicester Galleries (including watercolors for "Omar Khayyam") from 16 October to 20 November 1909. Potter 131. White cloth inevitably with slight soiling, but still nearly fine.
6) FISH, [ANNE HARRIET], Illustrator. RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM. (New York: E. P. Dutton and Company, 1922) 292 x 235 mm. (11 1/2 x 9 1/4"). FIRST EDITION. Original black, orange, and white paper boards laid down on new black cloth, spine with simple gilt titling, original dust jacket panels bound in at front and back. Illustrated by Fish. Potter 118. Jacket repaired and somewhat soiled, the volume fine (though binding refitted).
7) HANSCOM, ADELAIDE, Illustrator. THE RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM. (New York: Dodge Publishing Company, 1905) 268 x 198 mm. (10 1/2 x 7 3/4"). Publisher's beige cloth, top edge gilt, others untrimmed. With 28 tissue gravures (including frontispiece) printed in brown, from photographs by California pictorialist photographer Adelaide Hanscom. Back cover somewhat soiled, otherwise very nice.
8) JAMES, GILBERT, Illustrator. RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM. (London: Adam and Charles Black, 1909) 255 x 197 mm. (10 x 7 3/4"). White cloth with gilt titling and elaborate blue and green decorations. White cloth a little soiled (as expected), otherwise excellent.
9) LUNDBORG, FLORENCE, Illustrator. RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM. (New York: Doxey's at the Sign of the Lark, 1900) 215 x 160 mm. (8 1/2 x 6 3/8"). FIRST EDITION. Dark brown cloth with gilt titling and black decorations. Illustrated by Florence Lundborg. Potter 240. Fine Copy.
10) PALMER, DORIS M., Illustrator. RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM. (London: Leopold B. Hill, [1921]) 305 x 230 mm. (12 x 9"). FIRST EDITION. Original tan cloth with gilt design and black titling. Illustrated by Doris M. Palmer. Pencil gift inscription on fly leaf. Potter 117. Spine faded, binding just a bit soiled, but better than very good.
11) POGANY, WILLY, Illustrator. THE RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM. (London: George G. Harrap and Company, 1909) 285 x 197 mm. (11 1/4 x 7 3/4"). FIRST EDITION. Brown cloth and elaborately decorated paper boards. Illustrated by Willy Pogany. Potter 69. Very good plus.
12) ROBINSON, CHARLES, Illustrator. THE RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM. (London and Glasgow: Collins Clear-Type Press, 1928) 280 x 200 mm. (11 x 7 7/8"). Red leather with gilt decorations and titling. Excellent condition.
13) SANGORSKI AND SUTCLIFFE, Calligraphers and Illustrators. RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM. (London: Siegle, Hill and Company, [1910]) 320 x 240 mm. (12 5/8 x 9 3/8"). FIRST EDITION. White cloth with elaborate gilt frame enclosing a gilt peacock, gilt titling with intricate gilt decoration on spine, top edge gilt, others untrimmed. "Reproduced from a Manuscript Written and Illuminated by F. Sangorski and G. Sutcliffe." Potter 81. Corners bumped, otherwise very fine--unusually clean for white cloth.
14) SETT, M. K., Illustrator. RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM. (Bombay: D. B. Taraporevala Sons and Company, [1946]) 292 x 230 mm. (11 1/2 x 9"). Hardcover consisting of a portfolio containing one 12 pp. booklet, 16 unbound cards printed in red and green on heavy stock, and a set of 15 unbound cards of full-page black & white illustrations. In the original dark green cloth portfolio, gilt title on cover. Illustrated by M. K. Sett. Browned because of poor paper stock, but still very good.
15) SULLIVAN, EDMUND J., Illustrator. RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM. (New York: E. P. Dutton and Company, 1914[?]) 260 x 187 mm. (10 1/4 x 7 3/4"). First American printing with these illustrations (following British edition of 1913). Red cloth with elaborate gilt decorations. Illustrated by Edmund J. Sullivan. Long calligraphic birthday gift inscription on fly leaf from Dryden Phelps to his sister Celeste, dated 1920. See Potter 101. Endpapers a bit browned, otherwise fine--very clean, with bright gilt.
16) TAGORE, ABANINDRO NATH, Illustrator. THE RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM. (Philadelphia: George W. Jacobs and Company, n. d.) 245 x 170 mm. (9 5/8 x 6 3/4"). Publisher's brown suede with gilt titling on front cover and spine, large gilt emblem on upper board, top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Seven tipped-in color illustrations by Abanindro Nath Tagore. Intermittent browning, but still excellent.
17) VEDDER, ELIHU, Illustrator. RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM. (Boston: Houghton Mifflin And Company, 1894) 215 x 165 mm. (8 1/2 x 6 3/4"). Original gray cloth with elaborate gilt decoration, original--seldom seen--printed dust jacket. Illustrated by Elihu Vedder. Volume with slight bubbling to the cloth, otherwise fine; dust jacket stained and a bit frayed, but still intact and unrepaired..
1) BRANGWYN, FRANK, Illustrator. RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM. (London and Edinburgh: T. N. Foulis, 1911) 175 x 145 mm. (6 7/8 x 5 5/8"). Original vellum with gilt titling, top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Eight tipped-in color illustrations by Frank Brangwyn. Slightly splayed and very minor soiling; near fine. Uncommonly seen in vellum.
2) BULL, RENE, Illustrator. RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM. (Banbury, England: Hodder and Stoughton, [1913]) 275 x 205 mm. (10 7/8 x 8 1/8"). Brown cloth, front cover elaborately decorated, gilt titling on spine. Illustrated by Rene Bull. Sidney L. Nyburg bookplate. Near Fine.
3) CARR, HAMZEH, Illustrator. THE RUBAIYAT OF UMAR KHAIYAM. (London: John Lane the Bodly Head Limited, 1924) 257 x 180 mm. (10 1/8 x 7"). Translated from the French of J. B. Nicolas by Frederick Baron Corvo. Edited by Edward Heron-Allen. Tan cloth with original dust jacket. With 16 plates in color by Hamzeh Carr. Printed with facing French text. Volume fine, dust jacket with front joint torn and inexpertly repaired.
4) DODSON, BERT, Illustrator. SELECTIONS FROM OMAR KHAYYAM'S RUBAIYAT: A PORTFOLIO OF DRAWINGS BY BERT DODSON. (Norwalk, Connecticut: Fairfield Graphics Incorporated, n. d.) 458 x 330 mm. (18 x 13"). Not signed, but probably one of 700 copies. Very large envelope-like portfolio with embossed title, 39 unnumbered printed plates, 19 black ink drawings by Bert Dodson alternating with their associated printed quatrains. An unusually clean copy of a very easily soiled item. A very appealing collection of charmingly surrealistic illustrations by Dodson (b. 1938), the illustrator of more than 70 children's books.
5) DULAC, EDMUND, Illustrator. RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM. (London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1909) 285 x 225 mm. (11 1/4 x 8 7/8"). FIRST EDITION. White cloth with elaborate gilt decoration. Bookplate of Mae Borg. With a laid-in notice of an exhibition of Dulac's illustrated works, to be held at the Leicester Galleries (including watercolors for "Omar Khayyam") from 16 October to 20 November 1909. Potter 131. White cloth inevitably with slight soiling, but still nearly fine.
6) FISH, [ANNE HARRIET], Illustrator. RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM. (New York: E. P. Dutton and Company, 1922) 292 x 235 mm. (11 1/2 x 9 1/4"). FIRST EDITION. Original black, orange, and white paper boards laid down on new black cloth, spine with simple gilt titling, original dust jacket panels bound in at front and back. Illustrated by Fish. Potter 118. Jacket repaired and somewhat soiled, the volume fine (though binding refitted).
7) HANSCOM, ADELAIDE, Illustrator. THE RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM. (New York: Dodge Publishing Company, 1905) 268 x 198 mm. (10 1/2 x 7 3/4"). Publisher's beige cloth, top edge gilt, others untrimmed. With 28 tissue gravures (including frontispiece) printed in brown, from photographs by California pictorialist photographer Adelaide Hanscom. Back cover somewhat soiled, otherwise very nice.
8) JAMES, GILBERT, Illustrator. RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM. (London: Adam and Charles Black, 1909) 255 x 197 mm. (10 x 7 3/4"). White cloth with gilt titling and elaborate blue and green decorations. White cloth a little soiled (as expected), otherwise excellent.
9) LUNDBORG, FLORENCE, Illustrator. RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM. (New York: Doxey's at the Sign of the Lark, 1900) 215 x 160 mm. (8 1/2 x 6 3/8"). FIRST EDITION. Dark brown cloth with gilt titling and black decorations. Illustrated by Florence Lundborg. Potter 240. Fine Copy.
10) PALMER, DORIS M., Illustrator. RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM. (London: Leopold B. Hill, [1921]) 305 x 230 mm. (12 x 9"). FIRST EDITION. Original tan cloth with gilt design and black titling. Illustrated by Doris M. Palmer. Pencil gift inscription on fly leaf. Potter 117. Spine faded, binding just a bit soiled, but better than very good.
11) POGANY, WILLY, Illustrator. THE RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM. (London: George G. Harrap and Company, 1909) 285 x 197 mm. (11 1/4 x 7 3/4"). FIRST EDITION. Brown cloth and elaborately decorated paper boards. Illustrated by Willy Pogany. Potter 69. Very good plus.
12) ROBINSON, CHARLES, Illustrator. THE RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM. (London and Glasgow: Collins Clear-Type Press, 1928) 280 x 200 mm. (11 x 7 7/8"). Red leather with gilt decorations and titling. Excellent condition.
13) SANGORSKI AND SUTCLIFFE, Calligraphers and Illustrators. RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM. (London: Siegle, Hill and Company, [1910]) 320 x 240 mm. (12 5/8 x 9 3/8"). FIRST EDITION. White cloth with elaborate gilt frame enclosing a gilt peacock, gilt titling with intricate gilt decoration on spine, top edge gilt, others untrimmed. "Reproduced from a Manuscript Written and Illuminated by F. Sangorski and G. Sutcliffe." Potter 81. Corners bumped, otherwise very fine--unusually clean for white cloth.
14) SETT, M. K., Illustrator. RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM. (Bombay: D. B. Taraporevala Sons and Company, [1946]) 292 x 230 mm. (11 1/2 x 9"). Hardcover consisting of a portfolio containing one 12 pp. booklet, 16 unbound cards printed in red and green on heavy stock, and a set of 15 unbound cards of full-page black & white illustrations. In the original dark green cloth portfolio, gilt title on cover. Illustrated by M. K. Sett. Browned because of poor paper stock, but still very good.
15) SULLIVAN, EDMUND J., Illustrator. RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM. (New York: E. P. Dutton and Company, 1914[?]) 260 x 187 mm. (10 1/4 x 7 3/4"). First American printing with these illustrations (following British edition of 1913). Red cloth with elaborate gilt decorations. Illustrated by Edmund J. Sullivan. Long calligraphic birthday gift inscription on fly leaf from Dryden Phelps to his sister Celeste, dated 1920. See Potter 101. Endpapers a bit browned, otherwise fine--very clean, with bright gilt.
16) TAGORE, ABANINDRO NATH, Illustrator. THE RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM. (Philadelphia: George W. Jacobs and Company, n. d.) 245 x 170 mm. (9 5/8 x 6 3/4"). Publisher's brown suede with gilt titling on front cover and spine, large gilt emblem on upper board, top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Seven tipped-in color illustrations by Abanindro Nath Tagore. Intermittent browning, but still excellent.
17) VEDDER, ELIHU, Illustrator. RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM. (Boston: Houghton Mifflin And Company, 1894) 215 x 165 mm. (8 1/2 x 6 3/4"). Original gray cloth with elaborate gilt decoration, original--seldom seen--printed dust jacket. Illustrated by Elihu Vedder. Volume with slight bubbling to the cloth, otherwise fine; dust jacket stained and a bit frayed, but still intact and unrepaired..
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- Title
- RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM
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- A GROUP OF ILLUSTRATED EDITIONS OF THE
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- 1894-1946
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About Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts
Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books an Manuscripts was established in 1978 on a ping pong table in a basement in Kalamazoo, Michigan. From the beginning, its founder was willing to sell a range of material, but over the years, the business has gravitated toward historical artifacts that are physically attractive in some way--illuminated material, fine bindings, books printed on vellum, fore-edge paintings, beautiful typography and paper, impressive illustration. Today, the company still sells a wide range of things, from (scruffy) ninth century leaves to biblical material from all periods to Wing and STC imprints to modern private press books to artists' bindings. While we are forgiving about condition when something is of considerable rarity, we always try to obtain the most attractive copies possible of whatever we offer for sale.
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