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New York: Brentano*s, 1919. Leatherbound book in green flex boards, gilt titling, no jacket.. Fair /Good in worn leather boards, edgewear, spine chips, gilt tiling still ok. Owner signature inside else unmarked contents.. Worn but clean tight vintage edition. 4-1/4 x 6, 89 + 111 pp.

George G. Harrap, 1930-01-01. Hardcover. Used: Good.

Heritage Club, 1946. Hardcover. Very good plus condition with text clean & binding tight / lightly rubbed, very good plus box with sticker scar. n.p., boxed.

Random House, 1947-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Nice looking book, has minor edge wear.

London: Thomas Nelson & Sons Foxed pages. . POSTED AT OUR STANDARD RATES FULLY INSURED! (UK ONLY!).Please e-mail for further details.. Not Signed or Inscribed. Undated Circa Early 1900's. Blue Cloth. Good (BELOW AVERAGE)/No Jacket. Illus. by Not Illustrated. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾". HARDBACK.

London: George G. Harrap, 1961. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Willy Pogany. Small octavo hardback. produced by the original publishers Red leather cloth with gilt titles and decoration in leather panel on spine 96 pp. 8 colour illustrations by Willy Pogany with each page decorated and with some colour designs by Pogany. Marbled end papers. Very Good condition Original gift inscription on first blank page

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1930. HC. very good w/good dustjacket (hardcover) - In GIFT BOX. B&W and color illustrations. Uncommon Gift Edition in original gift box with one side of bottom broken, but still present. IMAGES AVAILABLE. 173pp.

NY: Random. VG in G slipcase. (1947). 5th ed. Black/red binding, owner bookplate, in red slipcase with fading and wear to edges, few spots on slipcase. .

London: George G. Harrap, 1917. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Willy Pogany. Early printing Small octavo hardback. produced by the original publishers Red suede leather with gilt titles and decoration 96 pp. 8 tipped-in colour illustrations by Willy Pogany with each page decorated and with two colour designs by Pogany. Very Good condition Original owner's name and dated August 1917 on front end paper.

Thomas Nelson and Sons, 1900. Hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. New York, 1900; brown leather covered flexible boards; edge and corner wear with board exposed; 16mo, 5 3/4" to 6 3/4" tall; decorative end papers; interior is clean and unmarked; 289 pages

Thomas Nelson and Sons. Hardcover. New York, 1900; brown leather covered flexible boards; edge and corner wear with board exposed; 16mo, 5 3/4" to 6 3/4" tall; decorative end papers; interior is clean and unmarked; 289 pages . Good. 1900.

Avenel Books z.j.. Geb., hardcover, i.z.g.st., LXXV (x2) pagina's.

Avenel Books, 1973. Hardcover, Leather-like. Poetry; Rendered into English verse by Edward Fitzgerald with drawings by Edmund J. Sullivan. Seventy Five original Rubaiyats of Omar Khayyam, the Astronomer-Poet of Persia. Previous owners inscription inside cover. Boards are leather-like in excellent condition and pages are excellent as well. I to LXXV.

Random House, New York, 1947. Very Good. Prompt shipment, with tracking. we ship in CLEAN SECURE NEW boxes Address label front pastedown else very good. Slipcase not present.

NY: Thomas Y. Crowell. Very Good. N.D.. Softcover. Full brown suede decorated in gilt, TEG.. Appears to be missing ffep. Many tipped-in full color plates. Small tears to spine head, creasing to leather edges, slight occasional foxing/spotting, gilt edge dulled. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, no date (ca. 1930). Octavo (9" x 6.5"), 172 pages plus 12 tipped in color plates including frontis by Willy Pogany. Publisher's gilt-lettered & decorated terra-cotta cloth, in gold pictorial dust jacket. Top edge gilt, pictorial endpapers.
Spine slightly cocked, brief shelf wear, endpapers & pastedowns with modest foxing, otherwise very good in dust jacket with edge wear including small losses short tears & creasing, still good or better.
A delightful example of Khayyam's work which is greatly enhanced by the mildly erotic illustrations of Willy Pogany.
As characterized by philosopher Roman Krznaric,"The Rubáiyát was an unapologetic expression of hedonism, bringing to mind sensuous embraces in jasmine-filled gardens on balmy Arabian nights, accompanied by cups of cool, intoxicating wine. It was a passionate outcry against the unofficial Victorian ideologies of moderation, primness and self-control."

Henry T. Coates and Co.. Very Good-. 1898. Flexible leather. Very Good book in flexible brown leather and bright gilt titles and decoration to front cover and spine. Spline has a vertical crease and is significantly rubbed but gilt titles are still readable. Leather covers are rubbed and lightly worn at extremities. Hinge is cracked at half title page, binding is tight, pages are clean and unmarked. . This much loved and used book contains a Foreword by Talcott Williams, a poem by Tennyson, a biographical preface by Michael Kearney, A poem by Edmund Gosse, and a short biography of Khayyam by Fitzgerald. Two editions of the Rubaiyat are included, the Fourth and First, followed by Fitzgerald's Notes. A handsome copy in solid condition. . 12mo 7" - 7½" tall. 146 pages. A1 .

Grosset and Dunlap, 1950-01-01. Unknown Binding. Acceptable. in x in x in.

Boston: Joseph Knight Company, 1896. 2 Volume set, Set #160. Former owner's bookplate on ffep of both volumes. Light aging along the edges, otherwise textblocks are clean and tight. Top edges gilt. Lightly shelf soiled white cloth boards, gilt stamped decoration and lettering on spine and front covers, lightly shelf worn. Green cloth dust jackets, gilt titled spines, unclipped, slighlty shelf soiled;. Variorum Edition, Set #160. Embossed Cloth. Very Good+/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.

London [circa 1920]: Hodder & Stoughton, 1920. Early Reprint . Blue Cloth, Gilt. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Large Format, Printed On One Side Of Pages Only, All Plates With Printed Tissue Guards. Publisher's Red Cloth,11 1/8" Tall, Ornately Gilt, Rebacked To Style With Calligraphic Title In English. Ownership Name "Noel Langley Ex Libris Xmas 1928" In Large, Elaborated Letters In Green Ink On Front Endpaper, And Small Old Bookseller's Label Of T. W. Griggs And Co, Durban, On Rear Pastedown. Noel Langley (December 25, 1911 - November 4, 1980) Was An American Novelist, Playwright, Screenwriter And Director. While Under Contract To Mgm He Was One Of The Screenwriters For The Wizard Of Oz. He Was Chosen For The Job On The Basis Of His Children's Story, The Tale Of The Land Of Green Ginger - A Children's Classic Which Has Seldom Been Out Of Print Since It Was First Published In 1937. However, His Finished Script For The Wizard Of Oz Was Somewhat Revised By Florence… Read More