Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám : The astronomer-poet of Persia / translated into English verse, by Edward FitzGerald, decorated by Thomas Lowinsky
1926, 1st Shakespeare Head Press print edition. Oxford : Shakespeare Head Press, for the press at Oxford by Basil Blackwell. Leather-backed, marbled-boards edition with paper labels. Spine and panels bumped, torn (with some loss), and rubbed as with age. Text block slightly loosening from the spine. Item #406743
Physical description; vii, 36 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. Notes; Woodcut engravings, including title page, head and tail pieces. Includes bibliographical references. Subjects; Shakespeare Head Press Publications. Shakespeare Head Press. Persian poetry ; Translations. Poésie persane ; Traductions. Persian poetry. Publications. Illustrated books British Isles 1926.
Price: €125.00