Edward Fitzgerald William Aldis Wright Preface (2 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 2nd Edition. Maroon Cloth Boards with Gilt titles to spine, 185 x 125 mm approx.I Portrait Frontis with tissue guard + Portrait and same of Fanny Kemble vi + 272pp. Preface William Aldis Wright. 2nd Edition 1902 FitzGerald an English poet and writer is probably best known for his English translation of "The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam".Good (Boards - minor shelf wear and soiling. No previous owner names or insc.Free front end paper removed. Tissue guards a little browned. Binding sound with no other notable defects). Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale.…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First edition. A uniformly bound three-volume set of the letters of Edward Fitzgerald, best known for his translation of 'The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam'. A three-volume set in the publisher's original cloth bindings; all first editions.Previous owner's bookplate to the front paste down to volumes I and II.Volumes I and II are both illustrated with a tissue-guarded frontispiece. Collated, complete.A smart set of this collection of letters, compiling a biography of the English poet Edward Fitzgerald (1809-1883), best remembered for his English translation of The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. This set comprises volumes I and II of Letters of Edward Fitzgerald, and the later addition More Letters of Edward Fitzgerald, with prefaces by William Aldis Wright. In the publisher's original cloth bindings. Externally, generally smart. Spines somewhat cocked to volumes I and II. Bumped to the extremities of volume I. Faded to the spine of 'More Letters'. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean except for the odd spot to the first and last couple of pages. Very Good. Not Stated (illustrator). book.…