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Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam of Naishapur. Illustrated by Charles Stewart.
by Omar Khayyam
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good- condition
- Seller
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Chicago, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
London: Rodale Press, 1955. Book. Very good- condition. Hardcover. First Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Persian poetry; [30] pages of text. Hardcover binding measures 20.8cm (height); printed paper covers with gold cloth spine, with minor to moderate rubbing to the extremities. Minor tape stains on flyleaves. Contains color illustrations. Facsimile signature of illustrator on the title page. Edward Fitzgerald (1809-83) translator. Ghiyas al-Din Abu al-Fath Omar ibn Ibrahim al-Khayyam ca1050-1123, known as The Tentmaker, philosopher, mathematician, astronomer; rubaiyat: plural of quatrain..
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- Bookseller
- Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6128baM
- Title
- Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam of Naishapur. Illustrated by Charles Stewart.
- Author
- Omar Khayyam
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good- condition
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Rodale Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1955
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
Terms of Sale
Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA)
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About the Seller
Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA)
Biblio member since 2003
Chicago, Illinois
About Kurt Gippert Bookseller (ABAA)
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- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
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