Description: Undated, circa 1910. Published by Siegle, Hill & Co., London. Translated by Edward Fitzgerald, with an introduction by A. C. Benson. Reproduced from a manuscript written and illuminated by F. Sangorski and G. Sutcliffe. Covers: Tan boards with ornate gilt peacock on front, titles with floral decoration on spine. Front cover gilt still bright; somewhat faded on spine. Damp-stain at top of front cover, limited to exterior. Cracking along back of spine, also limited to exterior, with tears to cloth including a horizontal closed tear approximately 2.25 inches from bottom. Corners rubbed through to boards. Spine ends rubbed, torn and frayed. Several small dark spots and a small hole in cloth on front. Pages: Heavy paper with top edge gilt. Decorated end papers. Exceptionally clean and bright, with the occasional stray smudge or mark, including a single word written in pencil in one margin (photo 12). NO foxing. Page 5 of Preface has a tiny nick along edge near top corner. Illuminated initial letters, 12 beautiful color plates with gilt-embellished borders.
Price: 289 USD
Location: Claremont, California
End Time: 2025-02-02T01:35:01.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Binding: Hardcover
Language: English
Special Attributes: Illuminated
Author: Omar Khayyam
Publisher: Siegle, Hill & Co.
Topic: Poetry
Character Family: Does not apply
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Original/Facsimile: Original
