Quatrain of the day all hearts that shine with passions radiance, no matter if they pray in mosque or church all those whose names are written in loves book have been set free of hell and paradise. Slim, square octavo, original half brown morocco gilt, maroon cloth boards, uncut. This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. The rubaiyat of omar khayyam first edition rare book. Beautiful edition of this classic with text in persian, urdu, japanese, arabic, and french. Rubaiyat of omar khayyam signed 1st edition very rare. Collecting editions of the rubaiyat of omar khayyam bibliology.
Small octavo, bound by bayntun in full red morocco, central panel on upper cover with dark brown, tan, green, and cream onlays depicting a male figure within gilt borders with green and purple onlays of leaves and grapes, raised bands, gilt titles and tooling to the spine, the others. Translated into english verse by edward fitzgerald. Hardback clothbound with highly decorative gilt tooled and printed embossed cover and spine. Part of the 100 greatest books ever written series. Antiquarian rare books, vintage books, secondhand books. Rubaiyat of omar khayyam book second edition by edward.
The elaborate contemporary binding by ramage features dark green morocco inlaid in a padeloupstyle mosaic pattern, covers bordered with thin. You can view this first edition of the rubaiyat of omar khayyam on our. Why did the rubaiyat, a poem written by omar khayyam, a persian polymath. Isbn 97818403783 97818403783 softcover, grange books plc, 2001. In his time, he was most famous as a mathematician, but today he is mostly known for his poetry. The rubaiyat of omar khayyam this book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The rubaiyat is a group of quatrains translated from the persian by edward fitzgerald, written by omar khayyam in the 1100s. In 1909, two london bookbinders were commissioned to create a book that would become one of. Rubaiyat of omar khayyam, the astronomerpoet of persia. Being a facsimile of the manuscript in the bodleian library at oxford by edward fitzgerald price. One of the bestknown, most often quoted english classics. Vintage book covers, vintage books, old books, antique books, i love books. It is leather bound with gold embossing, with orientalfold printing so that each page is printed on only one side.
Rubaiyat of omar khayyam, the astronomer poet of persia translated into english verse. Rubaiyat of omar khayyam, by omar khayyam and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. One such example is edmund dulacs 1909 illustrated edition of the book. The rubaiyat of omar khayyam manhattan rare book company. All editions included on this website are ones that i have personally collected, complete with metadata such as publisher, year. Old books vintage books rubaiyat of omar khayyam book binder beautiful.
Collecting editions of the rubaiyat of omar khayyam. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact. Translated by edward fitzgerald by khayyam, omar and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Excerpts from his wellloved version appear here, accompanied by bird parliament, a delightful work by khayyams contemporary, the influential mystic poet farrid uddin attar. The rubaiyat of omar khayyam is said to be one of the ten best known poems in the world, and probably the most popular piece of oriental literature in the western world. Add or remove collections home illuminated manuscripts and rare illustrated books rubaiyat of omar khayyam reference url share.
Splendidly illustrated edition by willy pogany, with color frontispiece, 11 fullpage mounted color plates, numerous decorative line cuts and. Find great deals on ebay for rubaiyat omar khayyam book. This by omar khayyam, frank brangwyn is available at bauman rare books. The misprint on page 4 corrected in manuscript by edward fitzgerald. Rubaiyat of omar khayyam, 1971 grosset and dunlap publishing. This website is dedicated to the rubaiyat of omar khayyam, translated by edward fitzgerald. Beautiful rubaiyat, illustrated by pogany, in publishers deluxe morocco binding pogany, willy khayyam, omar. Full colour tipped in illustrated frontispiece with printed gold border, and captioned tissue guard. Rubaiyat of omar khayyam franklin library omar khayyam. Fitzgerald, edward and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Reproduced from a manuscript written, designed and illuminated by f. Quarto, publishers full russet crushed morocco, elaborately giltdecorated spine, green morocco spine label, leafandtendril gilt and overlaid cover border, top edge gilt, uncut. Sign up to be notified of upcoming events, special sales, and unique offers.
Book condition used quantity available 1 binding hardcover publisher london. A first edition of the 19 edmund sullivan rubaiyat, published by. Rubaiyat of omar khayyam rubaiyat of omar khayyam a large book, 260mm x 195mm, comprising the edward fitzgerald translation of the rubaiyat in 152 pages, including 38 tippedin colour illustrations in art deco style by ronald balfour, and many more linedrawn illustrations within the text, mostly topless or nude females. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. See more ideas about rubaiyat of omar khayyam, art and illustration. Rubaiyat of omar khayyam, the astronomer poet of persia. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far.
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Rubaiyat of omar khayyam illuminated manuscripts and. The first and fourth renderings in english verse by edward fitzgerald. Rubaiyat of omar khayyam manhattan rare book company. If edward cowell hadnt been able to interest edward fitzgerald in the study of the persian language in 1852 and. Book fitzgerald rubaiyat of omar khayyam 1905 macmillan reprint of first edition. It was a kind of bible for freethinkers, materialists and sensualists robert irwin. The rubaiyat of omar khayyam, first edition abebooks. The rubaiyat of omar khayyam by rubaiyat khayyam, omar. This by edward fitzgerald, omar khayyam is available at bauman rare books.
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