Lot 379
  • 379

Omar Khayyam.

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  • Omar Khayyam.
The Rubaiyat. London: Quaritch, 1872, third edition of Fitzgerald's translation, 8vo, contemporary morocco-backed cloth, binding somewhat worn; Ibid. New York: Elbert Hubbard, 1898, number XIII of an unspecified limitation, oblong 8vo, decorative initials, half morocco; Ibid. 1920, 8vo, brown morocco gilt by Riviere; Ibid. New York, 1940, 4to, coloured plates by Szyk, blue calf gilt; Ibid. Privately Printed, 1906, 8vo, translated by E.F. Thompson, limited to 435 copies signed by the translator, original cloth; Ibid. Privately Printed, 1907, limited to 275 copies on japon signed by thompson, 8vo, includes Persian, Fitzgerald, Thompson and transliterated texts, original cloth-backed boards; Ibid. New York, 1899, 2 copies, translated by E.A. Curtis, introduction by Richard Burton, 8vo, each limited to 600 copies, original cloth--Mumey, N. The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Century Edition 1859-1959. Boulder, 1959, number 145 of 300 copies signed by the author, 8vo, original cloth-backed boards; and 18 others, including facsimiles of Fitzgerald's first edition, various sizes (27)