RubáIyáT Of Omar KhayyáM

London: Siegle, Hill & Co. [1910]. First deluxe edition. First deluxe edition. Number 80 of 550 copies, printed on handmade paper and signed by Sangorski and Sutcliffe. Publisher's original full vellum with intricate gilt decoration to the upper board and spine, titles on an brown morocco label to the spine. Top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Colour decorated endpapers.… Read more about this item

London: Adam and Charles Black,, 1909. A visually and textually interesting edition, handsomely presented First edition of this iteration of James's visual interpretation of the Rubáiyát, much enhanced by Nicholson's scholarly apparatus, and here finely bound. Liverpool-born Gilbert Penrose James (1865-1941) was a self-taught artist-illustrator who worked mainly in an "art nouveau style, [employing] strong contrasts and very mannered… Read more about this item

The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám translated by Edward Fitzgerald (Methuen & Co. Ltd, second edition 1923). The illustrated edition by Edmund J. Sullivan was originally published in 1913, this copy being the 1923 second edition. Hardback. Publisher's red cloth with title and decoration in gilt to spine, with title and rules blindstamped to front board; top edge of page-block stained… Read more about this item

London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd, 1899. Leather Bound. Very good/Very good. London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., 1899. Leather Bound. H: 8 1/4", D: 6". W: 3/4" 1 Volume. Edward Fitzgerald, Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám. Bound in full brown morocco with the cover displaying floral gilt-tooled detailing.....

London: A. & C. Black, 1961. reprint. hardback. Very good, with unclipped d/j (good but with bumping and tearing at head and verso base);cream clothbound boards, with light & dark blue design and pressed titling on cover & spine, good; text block firm, pages unmarked and crisp. Owner's neat inscription on front pastedown.. 12mo (190 x 130 /… Read more about this item

London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd, 1899. First Edition. Leather Bound. Very good/Very good. London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., 1899. First Edition. Leather Bound. H: 8 1/4", D: 5 3/4", W: 1 1/4" 2 Volumes. Edward Fitzgerald, Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám. First Edition. Bound by Pagnant in full brown.....

London: George G. Harrap & Co, ca 1920. hardback. Fine, full leatherbound boards with gold & turquoise, stamped decorations and titling on cover and spine. Printed on uncut papers in turquoise and black, with 16 full colour illustrations. Protected by supplied box. 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6""). Beautiful edition of the famous translation by Fitzgerald… Read more about this item

London: Riccardi Press, 1913. Full Leather. Near Fine. Bound in dark blue leather with gilt lettering to cover and spine. Five raised bands. Signed Sangorski & Sutcliff binding. Printed on handmade Riccardi Press paper. Limited to 1000 copies for Great Britain. Unspecified number. Very light toning to edges of endpapers. Slight scuff at top edge of spine. … Read more about this item

New York: George H. Doran Company, 1925. Hardcover. Good. Small quarto. 191 pages. Illustrated with tipped-in color plates by Edmund Dulac. Publisher's decorative green cloth stamped in gold and in blind, designed and signed by Frank Hazenplug. Lacking front free endpaper, one loose gathering at front, back hinge is partially split (holding snug), lacking one plate (Quatrain XI,… Read more about this item

London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd,, 1940. First edition thus, number 61 of 125 copies, all signed by the illustrator and specially bound. The text reprints FitzGerald's first published version of the Rubáiyát (1859), afterwards substantially revised by the translator four times. Each of the five versions has its champions - the original text was the favourite… Read more about this item

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1930. Leather Bound. Very good/Very good. Willy Pagány. Willy Pagány. Leather Bound. H: 10 1/2", D: 8 1/2". W: 1" 1 Volume. Edward Fitzgerald, Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám. Bound in full blue morocco with the cover displaying a central floral crest in gilt-tooling and multi-color inlay. The spine displays raised bands and… Read more about this item

2009. London; The Folio Society. 2009. Folio. Finely hand-bound in half cream vellum, with vellum corner tips over dark blue boards, the upper cover pictorially and lavishly blocked in metallic golds and copper to a design of peacocks, the spine exquisitely hand-lettered in Islamic script in 22-carat gold by Stephen Raw, top edges gilt, others uncut, with pictorial… Read more about this item

George G. Harrap & Co, 1940. Hardcover. Good. 1940. 61 pages. No dust jacket. Green leather with gilt lettering. Pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with light foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn with slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are a little bumped. Spine ends are… Read more about this item

London: George G. Harrap & Co., 1930. Hardback, original decorated cloth. 25.5 x 19.5cm. 171pp, [3]. 12 tipped-in colour plates by Pogany and numberous gold and black block illustrations. Binding rather rubbed and grubby. Previous owner's bookplate on front pastedown. Contents clean.. Hard Cover. Good.

London: George G. Harrap & Co., 1920. Hardcover. very good. Quarto. 10 1/2" x 8". Rebound in brown cloth iwth gilt lettering to cover. New Endpapers. 25 tipped-in color ilustrations photographed from Life Studies by Adelaide Hanscom and Blanche Cumming. Linen-like tissues before each illustration. From the fourth version of Edward Fitzgerald's translation printed by Dodge Publsihing Co.… Read more about this item

London: Folio Society, 1970. 1st thus. h/b. Fine, silver/gilt-impressed orange boards, in gold board slipcase. 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6""). Beautiful Folio edition of the famous translation by Fitzgerald (31 March 1809 - 14 June 1883). Omar Khayy‡m (18 May 1048 - 4 December 1131) was a Persian mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, and poet. Illustrated by… Read more about this item

Collins/ Collins Greetings Booklets, 1955. Good. 16cm, pp.127, (1) + b/w frontispiece and illustrations. Red leatherette boards with silver lettering to spine (rubbed) and upper board. No slipcase? Shelf wear and light soiling. Top edge red. Gift inscription to ffep: 'There is no rose like an English rose, Truly, David. 28.11.60.' A clean, tight copy of this Collins… Read more about this item

London: Hodder and Stoughton. Second Edition. Hardcover. Book condition is Very Good; bound in tan cloth covered boards with decorated gilt titles and patterned end papers. Toning, some staining and edge wear to covers. Pastedown on inside from cover detaching. Previous owner inscription on front end page. Some toning and foxing throughout interior. Text is unmarked. Illustrated by Edmund… Read more about this item

Collins Clear-Type Press, 1111. Hardcover. Good. 126 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Boards have mild shelf wear with light rubbing and corner bumping. Some light marking and tanning.

Garden City: Doubleday Doran and Company, 1952. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. Later printing. Illustrated by Edmund Dulac. Very good with some ink notations and owner bookplate on the front free endpaper, owner signature on the verso of the half-title, and toning to the boards in a good dust jacket with chips and tears along the edges resulting in some… Read more about this item