Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, the Astronomer Poet of Persia: Rendered Into English Verse by Edward Fitzgerald Omar Khayyam

Books inc, 1942-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good.

Publishing House of Henry T. Coates and Company, 1898. First Thus. Leather Binding. Fair/No Jacket. Text of Fitzgerald's fourth translation with a preface by Talcott Williams. 5 x 7 inches. 75pp., bound in full brown flexible polished calf stamped in gilt,with the top edge gilt. Includes a beautiful b/w frontispiece. A Fair copy with moderate chipping and wear to the binding; a crease lengthwise down the front cover and shaken text.

Frederick A. Stokes Co, 1899. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1899; New York; red cloth covered boards with gold titles; covers contain rubbing and shelf wear; covers contain dirt markings and sun damage; color fading as well as gilt title fading; hinges are split and webbed; half title page is detached but present; 16 mo, 5 3/4"-6 3/4" tall; 120 pages

New York: Frederick A. Stokes Co., 1899. Book. Illus. by George T. Tobin. Good. Hardcover. First Thus. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Red cloth, lettered and front cover elaborately decorated in gilt. Front cover and spine panel cloth faded to burgundy, gilt dulled, covers mildly soiled and patch of mild dampstaining to lower back cover. Minor surface loss to spine extremities, rubbed joints. Book plate mounted inside front cover, gift inscription inked on front flyleaf. viii,120 pp., illus..

London and Edinburgh: Sampson Low, Marston and Co. Book. Illus. by Frank Brangwyn. VG+. Hardcover. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Dark blue cloth, lettered and with front cover device in gilt. Mild rubbing to corners and spine extremities. Firm binding, clean interior. Undated, ca. 1910s-20s. Two former owners' signatures inked on front endpapers, otherwise unmarked. 136 pp., each stanza with decorative borders, illus. w/ 4 color plates..

Leopold B. Hill Book. Good. Paper Covers. Paper covers have some tears in them. Previous owners inscription. 64 pages. No illustrations..

Ward, Lock & Co., Limited, 1965. Softcover. Very Good. in x in x in. Sixth impression. Very Good. Softcover bound in leather wraps with gilt titles and decoration. Gift inscription penned to marbled ffdep. Red page edge. Numerous colour and bw illus by Owen McCannell throughout. Internally clean.Text bright. Binding tight.

Houghton Mifflin, 1912. Hardcvoer. Very good/No jacket. Elihu Vedder. Shelfworn. Illustrated by Elihu Vedder. Name written on back of endpaper.

Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1894. First Thus. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition of Elihu Vedder's unique illustrated edition of the Rubaiyat. Original brown pictorial cloth stamped in gilt, green and dark red, beveled boards, top edge gilt, pictorial endpapers (some rubbing to spine tips and upper lower corner). Text printed reverse fold. Illustrated by Elihu Vedder.

Boston: Houghton, Mifflin & Company. Good+. 1889. Hardcover. ; Gilt stamped brown cloth cover is frayed at corners and spine caps with scuffing but overall in good condition. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Red bordered pages are toned but clean and in very good condition. Two pages are loose. .