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Club Bindery - Omar Khayyam
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6,000 - 8,000 USD
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Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyam, The Astronomer-Poet of Persia. Rendered into English Verse by Edward Fitzgerald. New York: Grolier Club, 1885
8vo (9 x 5 7/8 in.; 228 x 150 mm). Half title, color emblem of the Grolier Club on title; some leaves very lightly browned. Contemporary blue morocco, arabesquely paneled with inlays of light brown, citron, green, teal blue and crimson morocco, elaborately gilt-tooled, spine similarly inlaid with tan, crimson and teal morocco panels, edges gilt, doublures of blue, tan, and citron morocco inlaid, gilt-tooled, fly-leaves of yellow silk damask and two kinds of decorated paper, in a blue quarter-morocco chemise, signed in gilt "Club Bindery 1901 Leon Maillard finisher."
8vo (9 x 5 7/8 in.; 228 x 150 mm). Half title, color emblem of the Grolier Club on title; some leaves very lightly browned. Contemporary blue morocco, arabesquely paneled with inlays of light brown, citron, green, teal blue and crimson morocco, elaborately gilt-tooled, spine similarly inlaid with tan, crimson and teal morocco panels, edges gilt, doublures of blue, tan, and citron morocco inlaid, gilt-tooled, fly-leaves of yellow silk damask and two kinds of decorated paper, in a blue quarter-morocco chemise, signed in gilt "Club Bindery 1901 Leon Maillard finisher."
Condition
8vo (9 x 5 7/8 in.; 228 x 150 mm). Half title, color emblem of the Grolier Club on title; some leaves very lightly browned. Contemporary blue morocco, arabesquely paneled with inlays of light brown, citron, green, teal blue and crimson morocco, elaborately gilt-tooled, spine similarly inlaid with tan, crimson and teal morocco panels, edges gilt, doublures of blue, tan, and citron morocco inlaid, gilt-tooled, fly-leaves of yellow silk damask and two kinds of decorated paper, in a blue quarter-morocco chemise, signed in gilt "Club Bindery 1901 Leon Maillard finisher."
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
No. 124 of 150 copies on Japan paper, in a superb mosaic binding finished by Leon Maillard.