Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám - Rendered into English Verse by Edward FitzGerald | Khorasan Edition | Robert Stewart Sherriffs

Omar Khayyám (18 May 1048 - 4 December 1131) was a Persian mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, and poet. [Rendered into English Verse by Edward FitzGerald (31 March 1809 - 14 June 1883)]. Edited by George F. Maine with an Introduction by Laurence E. Housman. Illustrated by Robert Stewart Sherriffs (13 February 1906 - 26 December 1960). New Dust Wrapper Design by Ian Harley.

Published by Published by Collins 14 St. James's Place, London Reprinted Edition . 1977., 1977

About this Item

Hard back binding in publisher's original brown cloth covers, gilt title and Persian design to the spine and to the front cover. 8vo. 9½'' x 7''. The text of the first, second and fifth editions, with the textual variants from the third and fourth editions. Rubáiyát over 201 pages (+ 23pp) carrying the 101 quatrains of Edward FitzGerald's version enriched with 12 full-page single-sided colour illustrations by Robert Stewart Sherriffs throughout. Book plate inside. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper rubbing to the extremities which has been adhered to the book, price clipped. New dust wrapper design by Ian Harley. Member of the P.B.F.A. Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám - Rendered into English Verse by Edward FitzGerald | Khorasan Edition | Robert Stewart Sherriffs
• Publisher: Published by Collins 14 St. James's Place, London Reprinted Edition . 1977.
• Publication Date: 1977
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included