The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám. Set forth in meter by David Eugene Smith. Based upon a verbatim translation by Hashim Hussein. Illustrations by Rassám-i Arjangí.

Omar Khayyám; David Eugene Smith (interpretation).

Published by New York, B. Westermann, 1933.

About this Item

First (only) edition. Exceptionally fine copy in original glassine dust wrapper. Edition of 1000 copies, this being no. 729, signed by Smith. Black leatherette binding with color inset on front board. In original box, the lid of which is broken. Color illustrations. David Eugene Smith was a mathematician and historian of mathematics. His unsurpassed mathematical book collection, given to Columbia University, included a manuscript of Khayyam's algebra and another of the Rubaiyat. Information on the artist Rassam Arjangi is available on the Internet, also with the spelling of the family name as Arzhangi. We quote from a website devoted to this artistic family: "Abbas Rassam Arjangi (1892-1975) was born in Tabriz and like his father and brother studied art in Russia. He attended Academies of Art in Moscow, Baku and Tbilisi, specializing in painting and sculpture. Rassam became a pioneer in the effort to combine academic European techniques with the traditional Iranian style of painting and manuscript illustration.".

Seller Inventory # 5354

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám. Set forth in meter by David Eugene Smith. Based upon a verbatim translation by Hashim Hussein. Illustrations by Rassám-i Arjangí.
• Publisher: New York, B. Westermann, 1933.
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Catalogue XXXXXIII (LIII)