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RUBAIYAT
by Omar Khayyam
- Used
- Condition
- Some rubbing and light scratch on upper cover, else tight and attractive, contents and plates all fine
- Seller
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Paris, Tennessee, United States
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About This Item
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1909. First English trade edition. Some rubbing and light scratch on upper cover, else tight and attractive, contents and plates all fine. First English trade edition. Quarto. Unpaged. Illustrated with 20 tipped-in color plates by Edmund Dulac, each page with decorative borders in dull gilt over tan. Bound in half red leather over red cloth sides, text block edges stained red, the spine with gilt titles on blue labels and with gilt floral panel ornaments. Hughey 21a.
Synopsis
Rubaiyat is a collection of 11th-century Persian poetry, notably collected and translated into English by Edward Fitzgerald in 1859. A collection of over 1,000 poems, it takes its name from a poetic meter called a ru'bai. It is considered a high point of Victorian literature and is extremely collectible, not only in its first appearance but in many of its editions. A true first edition of Rubaiyat, published by Bernard Quaritch in London, 1859 is not commonly seen and can fetch upwards of $40,000-50,000 on the open market. However, as earlier noted, many editions are also prized and often may be more accessible to collectors. For example, the Hodder & Stoughton edition printed in 1909 with illustrations from Edmund Dulac can often be found for $1500-2000. More information on collecting editions of Rubaiyat can be found on our blog.
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Details
- Bookseller
- First Folio
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 19434
- Title
- RUBAIYAT
- Author
- Omar Khayyam
- Book Condition
- Used - Some rubbing and light scratch on upper cover, else tight and attractive, contents and plates all fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First English trade edition
- Publisher
- Hodder and Stoughton
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1909
- Bookseller catalogs
- ILLUSTRATED; RUBAIYATS;
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About the Seller
First Folio
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Paris, Tennessee
About First Folio
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- Fine
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- Edges
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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...
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- 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...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- 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....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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