RB Fine Arts May Art and Antique Auction
Hardcover. Near mint condition. No Jacket. Willy Pogany (illustrator). 172 pp. The first and fourth. Renderings in English verse by Edward FitzGerald. Illustrations by Willy Pogany. New York : Thomas Y. Crowell Company. Publication date – 1930. About the work: When Edward FitzGerald translated these 11th Century Persian Poems in 1859, they became something of a sensation after one admiring reader passed them on to his friend – a circle that included Browning, Rosetti, and Tennyson. Omar Khayyam was famous in his own day as a mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher. to much of the world today known as a poet. and his Rubaiyat as the Chief exemplar of the Arabic verse form "roba’i" a poem composed in quartrains in which the first, second and fourth lines rhyme. Fine leather binding with gold embossed/ engraved title/ design on sine edge and front board, beautiful numerous color plates and black/ white engraving on pages as seen in image, gilt gold top leaf edges, measures 6 1/2" x 9" x 1". Comes from a Central Florida Estate. Please carefully read our terms of sale, shipping information, and request any condition reports or photos prior to placing a bid. Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. RBFineArts CFL INC. shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections, or the effects of aging. Please email for a condition report and photos, if desired. Emails should be received at least 48 hours in advance of the date of the auction.
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