RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM, RENDERED INTO ENGLISH BY EDWARD FI...

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£300 - £500

RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM, RENDERED INTO ENGLISH BY EDWARD FITZGERALD, WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY A.C. BENSON, FELLOW OF MAGDALENE COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE, REPRODUCED FROM A MANUSCRIPT WRITTEN AND ILLUSTRATED BY F. SANGORSKI & G. SUTCLIFFE, PUBLISHED BY SIEGLE, HILL & CO. LONDON, ENGRAVED AND PRINTED BY ANDRÉ & SLEIGH LTD. BUSHEY, HERTS
First edition, 112 pages - unpaginated-, top edge gilt, one of 750 copies, not numbered, the text of this Edition is that of MDCCCLIX, illustrations 12 coloured illustrations, E.Geddes, the borders, initials and writing by A. Sutcliffe, printed on handmade paper, initials printed in gold and colours, bound in the Art Nouveau style by pictorial gilt decorated Peacock and floral adornments, gilt-stamped title on the spine

32.3 x 24cm