Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam by Maine George F Editor (11 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Dust jacket in good condition. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Secure packaging for safe delivery. 1.01.

Unknown. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.75.

Novelty. Condition: Used - Acceptable. No Jacket. Slight shelf wear on the cover. Spine wear.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Robert Stewart Sherriffs (illustrator). Early Printing. With owner's signature, else fine in a bright, near-perfect jacket. Many full-page color illustrations illustrating the classic poem.

Hb without Dj. Condition: Very Good+. Robert Stewart Sherriffs (illustrator). Reprint. Translated by Edward Fitzgerald and 3 of his 5 versions are here collected - from the first edition of 1859, the second of 1868, and finally the fifth from Fitzgerald's literary 'remains' in 1889, with notes on the variations. Laurence Housman writes an Introduction. George Maine gives a brief but fascinating account of Fitzgerald. There is also a Glossary and a helpful Index of first lines of the quatrains as they appear in all three translations. An attractive presentation enhanced by Sherriffs' paintings in bold blocks of colour. All page edges gilt. Elaborate gift inscription to ffep o/w Fine. All profits to Amnesty International. Size: 17.5cm - 24cm with 224pp.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Sherriffs, Robert Stewart (illustrator). Revised Edition. Revised edition. 8vo. Cloth. 224 p. Color illustrated plates by Robert Stewart Sherriffs. An attractively illustrated edition of this classic work of poetry and philosophy with meticulous translation by Edward Fitzgerald. Striking illustrations by Sherriffs. Moderate shelfwear. Very good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Robert Stewart Sherriffs (illustrator). Publisher's original terracotta cloth boards, gilt titles on black background to both spine and front board. 12 full page colour illustrations. Unclipped DJ. 1967 rep.

Novelty. Condition: FINE. 224 pp. 12 Sherriff-illustrated color plates. Large 8vo, delux blue morocco over cards, all edges gilt, gilt stamped spine and cover title blocked in red-orange, laurel gilt ruled. Tips worn.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. Published In 1978 : Reprinted . Edition : Collins Books : Large Format : No D / J Supplied : Dark Blue Soft Faux Leather Boards : Gilt Front Cover Titles And Embellishments : Very Clean & Bright Gilt Leaf Edges On All 3 Sides : This Copy Is In Lovely Condition : Very Bright A Cheerful : Still Reasonably Crisp & Tight , There Is A Very Large Dedicated Inscription To The Front End-Paper : It Maybe A Personal Dedication & Gift To Someone From The Illustrator , Robert Stewart Sherriffs : Good Solid Binding With Bright Clear Text & Illustrations : Overall, A Beautiful Book :

Hardback. Condition: Near Fine. None (illustrator). A smartly bound copy of this classic work, translated by Edward Fitzgerald. With a portrait frontispiece. A collection of quatrains attributed to Omar Khayyam, a Persian polymath, known for contributions made to astronomy, philosopher, poetry, and mathematics. There is a tradition of attributing poetry to Khayyam, which became widely known to the English-reading world following this translation which was found to be very popular due to the interest in Orientalism of the fin de siecle. Translated by Edward Fitzgerald, an English poet and writer. Edited by George Frederick Maine, a Scottish author and editor. Followed by Euphranor: A Dialogue on Youth and Salaman and Absal: An Allegory translated from the Persian of Jami. In the original paper covered boards. Externally, excellent. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd small pen mark. Near Fine. book.

Condition: Near fine example. Full brown cloth boards. Upper decorated in gilt design. Spine lettered in gilt. Dust jacket. , Large 8vo. (240 x 175 mm). Omar Khayyám (1048 ? 1131) was a prominent Persian polymath, astronomer, historian, and poet. , Size : Large 8vo. , Illustrated with colour plates., 224 pp.