Rubaiyat.
KHAYYAM, Omar. Rubaiyat. Translated by Edward Fitzgerald. xxiv, 154, [2] pp. Tall 8vo., bound in recent green half morocco, matching cloth over boards. Portland, Maine: Thomas B. Mosher, 1907.
A beautifully bound copy of the Rubaiyat rendered into English verse by Edward Fitzgerald. Edward Fitzgerald's translation of this classic by the Persian poet, while remaining true to the spirit of the original, is regarded as a classic in its own right. Accompanied by a biographical sketch of Khayyam, a full bibliography of the various Fitzgerald editions, the full text of the First Edition, Fourth Edition, notes, and the variants between the second, third and fourth editions and quatrains printed in the second edition only. One of an edition of 925 copies. A very fine copy in a deluxe binding.
Item nr. 146833
Price:
$250.00