Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám | The First and Fourth Renderings in English Verse by Edward FitzGerald | Willy Pogany Illustrated Edition [Twice Signed]
Omar Khayyám (18 May 1048 - 4 December 1131) was a Persian mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, and poet. [Rendered into English Verse by Edward FitzGerald (31 March 1809 - 14 June 1883)]. Illustrated by Willy Pogany (August 24, 1882 - July 30, 1955) prolific Hungarian illustrator of children's and other books.
(Book #ID 101975)
Published by George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., 39-41 Parker Street, Kingsway, London First Edition Thus 1930. 1930.
First edition thus hard back binding in publisher's original full Persian green crushed Niger morocco, the spine divided into six panels, lettered in the first, and dated at the foot, the front cover with small roundel featuring tiny flowers in red, blue and tan on a gilt ground, top edge gilt, others untrimmed, cream and pale green end sheets. 4to. 10½'' x 8¼''. Hand written number 134 of 750 Limited Edition copies of the British issue, SIGNED by Pogany on the limitation page, and again in pencil on his frontispiece etched plate which replicates the colour copy of the same image. Rubáiyát over 173 pages carrying the 101 quatrains of Edward FitzGerald's version enriched with 12 full-page colour plates in to framed mounts, the text leaves on China paper with 45 decorations and mounted illustrations. Spine and board edges sun faded to brown, contents in Fine condition, no box. Member of the P.B.F.A.
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