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Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
by KHAYYAM, Omar
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- NF/VG
- Seller
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Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
George G. Harrap, nd [c.1930] 1930. Full Leather. NF/VG. POGANY, Willy. Reprint. 15 x 22.5 cm leather binding with gilt stamped titles and decoration to the front and titles to the spine. Top edge gilt, other edges uncut, marble endpapers. Unpaginated 75 quatrains printed in green with decorative boarder and 16 full page colour plates by Willy Pogany. The book is contained within a brown card slipcase. A near fine book with the merest hint of rubbing to the spine tips. Internally the book is clean, without name, inscription or bookplate and the plates fine. The slip case is very good and with just a touch of rubbing to the corners and edges and a 25/- price pencilled in on the front. All in all a lovely example of Pogany's first set of Rubaiyat illustrations. Rainford & Parris Books welcomes enquiries, so please do not hesitate to ask if you require further images or have any questions. All books are packaged with great care.
Synopsis
Philosopher, astronomer and mathematician, Khayyam as a poet possesses a singular originality. His poetry is richly charged with evocative power and offers a view of life characteristic of his stormy times, with striking relevance to the present day.
Reviews
On May 16 2016, a reader said:
With Paintings and Decorations by Sarkis Katchadourian, born in Iran, where he recreated romantic frescoes in old palaces, he then trained in Rome, continued in Paris and then later in Munich. It is really fitting that this cosmopolitan artist's original paintings reproduced in bright colors and the black and white line drawings take you there celebrate under a bough with a book of verse and flask of wine you are magically drawn in and there drinking in the words of the poet.... drunk on the verse.
On Sep 11 2011, WonderPony said:
Fantastic poetry from 11th century Persia as translated by a depressed Englishman going through a divorce in 1859. The first translation is by far the best but it is interesting to get several of them and compare. I'm not a huge poetry fan but I love the simplicity, imagery and strange allegories Omar Khayyam writes about. He was apparently a big fan of the wine.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 201874
- Title
- Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
- Author
- KHAYYAM, Omar
- Illustrator
- POGANY, Willy
- Format/Binding
- Full Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - NF/VG
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George G. Harrap
- Date Published
- nd [c.1930] 1930
- Keywords
- Poetry|Fine Binding|Illustrated
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA
Biblio member since 2020
Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
About Rainford and Parris Books - PBFA
Rainford & Parris Books is a small family business based on the Hertfordshire / Essex border, close to London Stansted Airport. We are full time professional bookdealers specialising mainly in Modern First Editions, Children's Books, Illustrated Books and Nineteenth Century Literature, as well as assorted fine and interesting books. When describing our books we attempt to list all significant defects to a high degree of precision, so that you can build an accurate idea of their condition. We supplement our description with images and are always happy to provide further images or information. All books are very carefully packaged in a new book-box so that they reach you in the condition described.
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- Fine
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- G
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Gilt
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- Reprint
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- Slip Case
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- Edges
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- Bookplate
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- Top Edge Gilt
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- Spine
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- ND
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