Omar Khayyam, Rubaiyat, translated by Fitzgerald, Portland, 1899, limp vellum binding, printed on vellum
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July 11, 03:42 PM GMT
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150 - 200 GBP
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OMAR KHAYYAM. Rubaiyat, trans. Edward Fitzgerald. Portland, Maine: Thomas B. Mosher &a🦹mp; E🅠milie B. Grigsby, 1899
NUMBER 7 OF 10 COPIES PRINTED ON VELLUM.
Please note that the date of publication is 1899, not 1919 as was previously stated.
4to (226 x 189 mm). 20 leaves, unsigned. Printer's device in red on title-p꧂age.
binding: Limp vellum (230 x 192 mm) with fore-edge flaps, tit🧸le lettered in gilt on flat spine, 2 pairs of yellow fabric ties.
provenance: Roderick Terry, Newport (1845-1933), bookplate to upper pastedown. acquisition: Purchased in 1962 in Newport.