The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, Jnr. - Translated from the Original Bornese into English Verse by Wallace Irwin

Khayyam, Jnr. Omar (translated by Wallace Irwin)

Published by Gay and Hancock, London, 1909

About this Item

No stated date but believed to be 1909. First UK edition. 61pp. This work is not to be confused with the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam translated by Edward Fitzgerald in 1851. It is supposedly a translation of a later and superior Omar Khayyam who was lying undiscovered in the wilds of Borneo. The verse are largely in praise of smoking and tobacco. The 'translator' is Wallace Irwin (1875-1959), an American writer known for his humorous sketches, light verse, screenplays, short stories, novels, nautical lays, aphorisms, journalism, and political satire. The book is bound in the original orange cloth covered boards with brown or dark red titling on the spine and front board. The case of the book is in good condition with shelf wear and some staining and soiling on the boards. The corners are lightly bumped and there is heavier bumping to the spine ends with a 1/4" split to the cloth on both edges of the top of the spine. The contents are tight and clean with some browning and foxing to the endpapers. There are some small stains on the first few pages and slightly more noticeable stains near the bottom edge of pages 9 to 11. A set of initials has been writte on the front free endpaper and there is a very thin split to the front endpapers down the top 1 1/2" of the spine gutter. Seller Inventory # PoetKhayyam004

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, Jnr. - ...

Publisher: Gay and Hancock, London

Publication Date: 1909

Binding: Original Orange Cloth Hardback

Condition: Good

Edition: First UK Edition