Rubáiyát Willy Pogany by Omar Khayyám Persian Mathematician Astronomer (34 results)

Hard back binding in publisher's original decorated light brown cloth covers, brown title lettering to the spine and to the front cover. 12mo. 5½'' x 4''. Rubáiyát over 94 pages carrying the 75 quatrains of Edward FitzGerald's version enriched with 8 full-page colour plates in to framed mounts, pages in dark brown text with line drawing decorations at head and heal of text. In Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám.

Hard back binding in publisher's original blue and yellow decorated dark brown cloth covers, brown title lettering to the spine, symmetrical design to the front cover, pale marble end sheets. 12mo. 5½'' x 4''. Rubáiyát over 94 pages carrying the 75 quatrains of Edward FitzGerald's version enriched with 8 full-page colour plates in to framed mounts, pages in dark brown text with line drawing decorations at head and heal of text. In Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám.

Hard back binding in publisher's original blue cloth covers, gilt title lettering to the spine and to the front cover. 12mo. 5½'' x 4''. Rubáiyát over 94 pages carrying the 75 quatrains of Edward FitzGerald's version enriched with 8 full-page colour plates in to framed mounts, pages in dark brown text with line drawing decorations at head and heal of text. Ink message inside, rubbing to the top of the spine and top corners and in Good clean condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám.

Second edition in this format hard back binding in publisher's original green cloth covers, gilt title lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¾''. Rubáiyát over unnumbered pages carrying the 75 quatrains of Edward FitzGerald's version enriched with 16 full-page colour illustrations by Willy Pogany, text pages with Persian blue borders and embellishments. Fine condition book in Fine condition dust wrapper, not price clipped. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 1870630653 Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám.

Second edition in this format hard back binding in publisher's original green cloth covers, gilt title lettering to the spine. 8vo. 9½'' x 6¾''. Rubáiyát over unnumbered pages carrying the 75 quatrains of Edward FitzGerald's version enriched with 16 full-page colour illustrations by Willy Pogany, text pages with Persian blue borders and embellishments. Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with slight sun fading down the spine, not price clipped. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A. ISBN 1870630653 Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám.

Hard back binding in publisher's original scarlet cloth covers, brown title lettering to the spine and to the front cover. 16mo. 5'' x 3½''. Rubáiyát over 94 pages carrying the 75 quatrains of Edward FitzGerald's version enriched with 4 full-page colour plates in to framed mounts, pages in dark brown text with line drawing decorations at head and heal of text. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper, not price clipped, 2/6. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A. Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám.

Hard back binding in publisher's original black leather covers, gilt title lettering to the spine, gilt decoration to the front cover, top edge gilt. 16mo. 5'' x 3½''. Rubáiyát over 94 pages carrying the 75 quatrains of Edward FitzGerald's version enriched with 4 full-page colour plates in to framed mounts, pages in dark brown text with line drawing decorations at head and heal of text. Repaired tear to the bottom corner of page 11. In Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám.

Hard back binding in publisher's original orange cloth covers, brown title lettering to the spine and to the front cover. 16mo. 5'' x 3½''. Rubáiyát over 94 pages carrying the 75 quatrains of Edward FitzGerald's version enriched with 4 full-page colour plates in to framed mounts, pages in dark brown text with line drawing decorations at head and heal of text. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A. Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám.

Hard back binding in publisher's original caramel cloth covers, gilt title lettering and designs to the spine and to the front cover. 8vo. 7'' x 5''. Rubáiyát over 92 pages carrying the 75 quatrains of Edward FitzGerald's version enriched with 12 full-page monochrome plates in to decorated mounts, pages in brown text with line drawing decorations at head and heal of text with large capital letters. Ink message to the front free end paper. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with tanning down the spine and to the edges. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A. Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám.

Hard back binding in publisher's original caramel cloth covers, gilt title lettering and designs to the spine and to the front cover. 8vo. 7'' x 5''. Rubáiyát over 92 pages carrying the 75 quatrains of Edward FitzGerald's version enriched with 12 full-page monochrome plates in to decorated mounts, pages in brown text with line drawing decorations at head and heal of text with large capital letters. In Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám.

Hard back binding in publisher's original decorated turquoise cloth covers, title lettering to the spine and to the front cover. 8vo. 9'' x 5¾''. Rubáiyát over unnumbered pages carrying the 75 quatrains of Edward FitzGerald's version enriched with 16 intricate full-page single-sided colour plates, numerous turquoise arabesques and embellishments throughout. Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper which has been laminated. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A. Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám.

Publisher's original yapped nutmeg brown reversed calf covers, gilt title lettering to the spine and to the front cover, top edge gilt. 12mo. 5½'' x 4''. Rubáiyát over 94 pages carrying the 75 quatrains of Edward FitzGerald's version enriched with 8 full-page colour plates in to framed mounts, pages in dark brown text with line drawing decorations at head and heal of text. In Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám.

Hard back binding in publisher's original caramel cloth covers, gilt title lettering and designs to the spine and to the front cover. 8vo. 7'' x 5''. Rubáiyát over 92 pages carrying the 75 quatrains of Edward FitzGerald's version enriched with 12 full-page monochrome plates in to decorated mounts, pages in brown text with line drawing decorations at head and heal of text with large capital letters. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A. Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám.

Publisher's original yapped burgundy reversed calf covers, black title lettering to the spine, small illustration to the front cover. 8vo. 7'' x 5''. Rubáiyát over 92 pages carrying the 75 quatrains of Edward FitzGerald's version enriched with 12 full-page monochrome plates in to decorated mounts, pages in brown text with line drawing decorations at head and heal of text with large capital letters. Small repair to the top of the spine and in Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám.

First edition thus hard back binding in publisher's original full maroon cloth, gilt title and decorations to the spine and to the the upper cover, top edge red. 4to. 10'' x 7''. Rubáiyát over unnumbered pages carrying the 101 quatrains of Edward FitzGerald's version enriched 16 full-page and 4 smaller black and white drawings, all with decorative borders. In Very Good clean and bright condition, no box. Member of the P.B.F.A. Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám.

First edition thus hard back binding in publisher's original orange cloth covers, gilt title lettering and symmetrical gilt scroll designs to the spine, gilt lettering and gilt design on black ground to the front cover. 4to. 10'' x 8''. Rubáiyát over 170 pages carrying the 101 quatrains of Edward FitzGerald's version enriched with 12 full-page mounted colour illustrations and 45 small mounted illustrated labels and decorations in black on gold paper with parallel black woodcut decorations to the sides. Ink ownership name to the front free end paper, spine ends very slightly rolled-in, spine very lightly faded, the pale orange cloth with slight soiling, without any foxing and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám.

First edition thus hard back binding in publisher's original orange cloth covers, gilt title lettering and symmetrical gilt scroll designs to the spine, gilt lettering and gilt design on black ground to the front cover. 4to 10'' x 8''. Rubáiyát over 170 pages carrying the 101 quatrains of Edward FitzGerald's version enriched with 12 full-page mounted colour illustrations and 45 small mounted illustrated labels and decorations in black on gold paper with parallel black woodcut decorations to the sides. Spine slightly sun faded and in Very Good condition, no dust wrapper. Member of the P.B.F.A. Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám.

Hard back binding in publisher's original olive grey cloth covers, brown title lettering and symmetrical design to the spine and to the front cover. 8vo. 9'' x 5¾''. Rubáiyát over unnumbered pages carrying the 75 quatrains of Edward FitzGerald's version enriched with 16 intricate full-page colour plates tipped in to decorated mounts, numerous turquoise arabesques and embellishments throughout. Spotting to the end sheets. Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with age browning to the paper. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A. Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám.

Hard back binding in publisher's original decorated olive green cloth covers, gilt title lettering and decorations to the spine, symmetrical design to the front cover, top edge gilt. 8vo. 9'' x 6¼''. Rubáiyát over unnumbered pages carrying the 101 quatrains of Edward FitzGerald's version enriched with 16 intricate full-page colour plates tipped in to decorated mounts, numerous turquoise arabesques and embellishments throughout. Spotting to the end sheets. Very Good condition book in scarce Good condition dust wrapper with the bottom of half of the spine paper missing, rubbing to the corners. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A. Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Willy Pogany (illustrator). 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)]. Illustrated by Willy Pogany (August 24, 1882 - July 30, 1955) prolific Hungarian illustrator of children's and other books.

First edition thus hard back binding in publisher's original full maroon cloth, gilt title and decorations to the spine and to the the upper cover, top edge red. 4to. 10'' x 7''. Rubáiyát over unnumbered pages carrying the 101 quatrains of Edward FitzGerald's version enriched 16 full-page and 4 smaller black and white drawings, all with decorative borders. Fine condition book, in publisher's black paper covered box with gold labels to the front and one end with light rubbing to the corners. Member of the P.B.F.A. Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám.

First edition thus hard back binding in publisher's original full burgundy leather covers, gilt peacock and title lettering to the front cover, floral gilt design to the spine, top edge gilt, floral end sheets. 8vo. 8¼'' x 5½''. Rubáiyát over unnumbered pages carrying the 101 quatrains of Edward FitzGerald's version enriched with 8 intricate full-page colour plates in to decorated mounts, full-page monochrome illustrations throughout, illustrated text borders. Very slight sun fading down the spine and in Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám.

First edition thus hard back binding in publisher's original turquoise cloth covers, gilt title lettering to the spine, vignette to the front cover, floral end sheets. 8vo. 8¼'' x 5½''. Rubáiyát over unnumbered pages carrying the 101 quatrains of Edward FitzGerald's version enriched with 8 intricate full-page colour plates in to decorated mounts, full-page monochrome illustrations throughout, illustrated text borders. Very Good condition book in scarce Good condition dust wrapper with chips to the spine ends and corners, not price clipped, 5/-. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A. Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám.

Hard back binding in publisher's original red and gilt decorated black leather covers, gilt title lettering to the spine and to the front cover, top edge gilt, marble end sheets. 8vo. 9'' x 6¼''. Rubáiyát over unnumbered pages carrying the 75 quatrains of Edward FitzGerald's version enriched with 16 intricate full-page colour plates tipped in to decorated mounts. Fine condition book, in Very Good condition box which is labelled by the publisher 'Omar No. 2 Ant(ique) Leather'. Member of the P.B.F.A. Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám.

Hard back binding in publisher's original terracotta cloth covers, gilt title lettering and decorations to the spine and to the front cover, top edge gilt, illustrated end sheets. 8vo. 9'' x 6¼''. Rubáiyát over unnumbered pages carrying the 101 quatrains of Edward FitzGerald's version on superior quality paper enriched with 12 intricate full-page colour plates tipped in to plain mounts, numerous monochrome arabesques and embellishments throughout. Very slight fading across the bottom edge of the front cover. Near Fine condition book in Very Good condition gold paper dust wrapper with rubbing to the corners and spine ends, price clipped. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A. Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám.

Hard back binding in publisher's original full cornflower blue leather covers, gilt title lettering to the spine, gilt vignette and lettering to the front cover, top edge gilt, marble end sheets. 8vo. 9'' x 5¾''. Rubáiyát over unnumbered pages carrying the 75 quatrains of Edward FitzGerald's version enriched with 16 intricate full-page single-sided colour plates, numerous turquoise arabesques and embellishments throughout. In Fine condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám.

Hard back binding in publisher's original gilt decorated deep mahogany leather covers, gilt title lettering to the spine and to the front cover, top edge gilt, marble end sheets. 8vo. 9'' x 6¼''. Rubáiyát over unnumbered pages carrying the 75 quatrains of Edward FitzGerald's version enriched with 16 intricate full-page colour plates tipped in to decorated mounts. Frances Kettaneh bookplate inside [Francis A. Kettaneh, founder and a partner in F. A. Kettaneh of Beirut, Lebanon, a distributor of American and European products]. In Very Good clean and bright condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám.

First edition in publisher's original yapped Islamic green reversed calf covers over thin card, gilt title lettering and floral motif to the front, three colour Persian style patterned end sheets, top edge gilt. 4to. 11¼'' x 8''. Printed by Vincent Brooks, Day & Son Ltd., Lithographers, London. Rubáiyát over unnumbered pages carrying the 75 quatrains of Edward FitzGerald's version enriched with 24 full-page single-sided colour plates mounted upon a suitable paper within a plate marked impression. The poem has been printed throughout in different colour Arabic calligraphic font with art nouveau style surround. The colour scheme suggests Eastern inspiration and the artist has specially studied to reproduce the spirit of the Poem, and he has been assisted throughout by a competent Orientalist, a pupil of Professor Vambery. Age darkening down the spine and to the edges with small losses of leather to the spine ends and across the corners, contents in Very Good clean condition, original glassine dust wrapper with losses loosely inserted. Member of the P.B.F.A. Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám.

First edition thus hard back binding in publisher's original full terracotta inlaid roan, green morocco label and gilt decorations to the spine, the upper cover with elaborate frame of gilt flowers and trailing vines with green inlaid highlights, the design repeated to the rear cover in blind, top edge gilt. 4to. 10½'' x 8¼''. Rubáiyát over 173 pages carrying the 101 quatrains of Edward FitzGerald's version enriched with 12 full-page colour plates in to framed mounts, the text leaves with 45 small mounted illustrated labels and decorations in black on gold paper with tissue-guards. Small neat ink message to the front free end paper. Fine condition book, in publisher's original box with printed label to one end. Member of the P.B.F.A. Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám.

Hard back binding in publisher's original gilt decorated deep highly polished mahogany leather covers, gilt title lettering to the spine and to the front cover, grape clusters and ivy leaf tools to the spine, top edge gilt, marble end sheets. 8vo. 9'' x 6¼''. Rubáiyát over unnumbered pages carrying the 75 quatrains of Edward FitzGerald's version enriched with 16 intricate full-page colour plates tipped in to decorated mounts. Small tape residue marks to the end sheets where the book was wrapped in brown paper, now removed and in Very Good clean and bright condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám.