Fitzgerald, Edward. Rubaiyát of Omar Khayyám the astronomer-poet of Persia rendered into english verse. Boston and London, Houghton Mifflin res. Quaritch, (1884).
40,5 : 33 cm. 64 leaves. with 59 illustrations by Elihu Vedder. Original brown cloth, gilt decorated on boards and spine, designed by Vedder, top edge gilt.
First edition by this illustrator, very large paper copy. Printed on fine quality white matt card, the presentation of this volume is vastly superior to the first ordinary edition of this book, which was produced in a greatly reduced format. Printed on one side of paper only, with pages mounted on linen stubs, illustrated and decorated in monochrome throughout to every page, bordering a text which is printed in calligraphic script. - Some menor stains; edges a bit rubbed, otherwise fine. A monumental work with decorative illustrations.
Euro400
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