Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam and the Salaman and Absal of Jami
by Fitzgerald, Edward (Trans.)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Minus/No Jacket
- Seller
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Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada
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About This Item
N.Y.: Thomas Y. Crowell & Company Book. Very Good Minus. Flexible Leather. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Original fawn lizard skin with blindstamped border and title in gilt on flexible card. All edges gilt. Leather at bottom of spine is torn. Ca. 1910 based on Crowell's other volumes in exotic bindings. Lovers of the Rubaiyat will be delighted with this informative little book in wonderful condition. Contents include Biographical Preface; Epilogue to Fitzgerald by Tennyson; Omar Khayyam; Rubaiyat; Notes; Rubaiyat First Edition; Note by the Editor (W. Aldis Wright); Variations between the Second, Third, and Fourth Editions; Comparative Table of Stanzas in the Four Editions; Salaman and Absal ( By Jami, 15th Century Sufi mystic considered the last great Persian poet); Letter to Professor Cowell (Orientalist); Notice of Jami's Life; Salaman and Absal; and Appendix. 288 pp. Our photo does not convey the smooth, luxurious feel of this finely-patterned lizard binding. Red ribbon bookmark..
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- Bookseller
- Dave Shoots, Bookseller (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002742
- Title
- Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam and the Salaman and Absal of Jami
- Author
- Fitzgerald, Edward (Trans.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Minus
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Publisher
- Thomas Y. Crowell & Company
- Place of Publication
- N.Y.
- Size
- 16mo - over 5¾" - 6&
- Keywords
- NOISBN Literature. Poetry. Rubaiyat.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
Terms of Sale
Dave Shoots, Bookseller
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About the Seller
Dave Shoots, Bookseller
Biblio member since 2004
Saint John, New Brunswick
About Dave Shoots, Bookseller
We have been booksellers since 2000. We deal in old and rare hardcovers, primarily non-fiction. We have about 10,000 books in four rooms of an 1820's mansion located in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.
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