Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Illustrations by Gilbert James 1899 Edition Red Cloth
$ 25.8
Description
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Illustrations by Gilbert James 1899 Edition Red Cloth. • Introduction, notes, and illustrations throughout. Condition: Fair to good. Binding shows edge and spine wear (see photos). Pages are toned but intact. Illustrations remain sharp. No writing or markings observed. A vintage 1899 copyright edition of Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, translated by Edward Fitzgerald and published by Grosset & Dunlap, New York. Bound in textured red cloth with gilt title and central medallion on the cover. Includes portrait frontispiece of Fitzgerald and black-and-white illustrations by Gilbert James (1896). This early Grosset gift edition features: • 2-bedroom poetic translations (Fitzgerald’s Fourth Edition) • Introduction, notes, and illustrations throughout • Decorative red cloth binding with gilt design Condition: Fair to good. Binding shows edge and spine wear (see photos). Pages are toned but intact. Illustrations remain sharp. No writing or markings observed. A beautiful collectible edition of this classic Persian poetry cycle, suitable for gift or library display. Provenance: From a Palm Springs estate, with an early owner’s inscription “John R. Joyce” on the front endpaper. No known association with the author, translator, or publisher.
