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RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM
by Omar Khayyam
- Used
- Condition
- Fine. Quite a nice binding, the binder is not identified.
- Seller
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Paris, Tennessee, United States
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About This Item
Porland, ME: Thomas B. Mosher, 1896. Old World Series". Third Edition on Van Gelder paper. 925 copies. Fine. Quite a nice binding, the binder is not identified.. Old World Series". Third Edition on Van Gelder paper. 925 copies. 12mo. 125p, colophon. Bound in period style in full blue crushed morocco, t.e.g., the spine and cover borders with series of small gilt circles and dashes, the circles repeated on the dentelles. The centers of the circles on the cover onlaid in pale green. Binding signed "19 - A.H.J. - 04". Introductory matter, the quatrains of the first edition on the versos facing those of the fourth on the rectos. Bishop 334.2.
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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- Bookseller
- First Folio
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23848
- Title
- RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM
- Author
- Omar Khayyam
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine. Quite a nice binding, the binder is not identified.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Old World Series". Third Edition on Van Gelder paper. 925 copies
- Publisher
- Thomas B. Mosher
- Place of Publication
- Porland, ME
- Date Published
- 1896
- Bookseller catalogs
- FINE BINDINGS;
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- Colophon
- The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- 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...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Spine
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