The Rubaiyat Of Mirza-Mem'n
by [Zimmerman, John S.]
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Orig. quarter navy spine and white cloth, front cover decorated in gilt floral motif. Teg. Very good
- Seller
-
ardsley, New York, United States
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About This Item
Chicago: Henry Olendorf Shepard, 1901. First edition. Hardcover. Orig. quarter navy spine and white cloth, front cover decorated in gilt floral motif. Teg. Very good. Unpaginated. 23.5 x 19.5 cm. 12 half-tone reproductions of drawings by H.O Shepard with lettered tissue guards. Text framed by decorative mauve borders. Some stanzas "more or less paraphrased from McCarthy's elegant prose translation of the Rubaiyat..." Slight rubbing to backstrip head and foot, interior sharp and bright.
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- Bookseller
- Royoung bookseller, Inc. (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21116
- Title
- The Rubaiyat Of Mirza-Mem'n
- Author
- [Zimmerman, John S.]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Orig. quarter navy spine and white cloth, front cover decorated in gilt floral motif. Teg. Very good
- Quantity Available
- 2
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Henry Olendorf Shepard
- Place of Publication
- Chicago
- Date Published
- 1901
- Keywords
- Literature
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ardsley, New York
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