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RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM

Written by Omar Khayyam, Edward Fitzgerald
Illustrated by Edmund Dulac
Published by Hodder & Stoughton in 1909

RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM
Written by Omar Khayyam, Edward Fitzgerald. Illustrated by Edmund Dulac.
Stock no. 2134323
1st. 1909. Hardback. Large format. Almost very good condition.

The perfect showcase for Dulac's genius in depicting eastern fantasy with 20 magnificent tipped-in colour plates. Cream buckram stamped in rich gilt. Front cover has peacock design above and elephants below a central wreath. Spine has gilt titles and vignette of a flower urn. Peacock feather design on endpapers. Brown decorative border to each page. 11.25 x 8.75". Unpaginated. Spine and covers are unevenly browned with grubby marks. Chips to corners; grubby marks to covers. Front joint is a bit cracked. Several inscriptions in ink to verso of front endpaper. Tissue-guard to frontis has small tear to top. Foxing throughout. One plate has corner crease.

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RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM
Written by Omar Khayyam, Edward Fitzgerald. Illustrated by Edmund Dulac.
Stock no. 2134321
1st. 1909. Hardback. Large format. Almost very good condition.

The perfect showcase for Dulac's genius in depicting eastern fantasy with 20 magnificent tipped-in colour plates. Cream buckram stamped in rich gilt. Front cover has peacock design above and elephants below a central wreath. Spine has gilt titles and vignette of a flower urn. Peacock feather design on endpapers. Brown decorative border to each page. 11.25 x 8.75". Unpaginated. Spine is very browned, with a couple of chips/nicks to top and tail. Bumping to corners. A few knocks to cover edges. Marks to covers. Inscription in ink to half-title page. Foxing to various degrees throughout the book. Plates are still very good!

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