Super Rare 1934 Omar Khayyam by Harold Lamb, 1st Edition, HC & DJ
$ 7.53
Description
Super Rare 1934 Omar Khayyam by Harold Lamb, 1st Edition, HC & DJ. The period is the eleventh century - the setting, Nisapur in Persia, with all its pageantry and glamorous romance. Historical characters, veiled in the mists of antiquity, play their part. But the story stands on its own feet, as excellent adventure, romance at its height, and the revelation of a period and a place of which most of us have no knowledge. This is grand reading, this story of the Persian poet, known to the modern world through the Rubaiyat - to his own times as a famous astronomer, promulgator of a new calendar, of the heresy that the earth moved round the sun, of new methods of calculation, favorite of the sultan Malikshah, hated by those who wished to carry favor in his place. The period is the eleventh century - the setting, Nisapur in Persia, with all its pageantry and glamorous romance. Historical characters, veiled in the mists of antiquity, play their part. But the story stands on its own feet, as excellent adventure, romance at its height, and the revelation of a period and a place of which most of us have no knowledge... This item has been inscribed with the names of 2 individuals dated July 1, 1936 on the first page inside the cover. Please see photos for questions of condition. If you are interested in purchasing multiple items, send me a message and I am happy to figure out a 'package' shipping cost instead of individual charges :-) Sold as is, ships worldwide, thank you for shopping with me and helping me to continue doing what I love and supporting my little Gremlin (son) along the way!
