"A collector’s edition celebrating the 150th anniversary of its publication."
Folio Society Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám
translated by Edward FitzGerald
an exclusive Folio Society facsimile limited to 1,000 numbered copies
- PUBLISHED BY Folio Society, London
- Vellum quarter-binding, spine blocked in 22-carat gold, vellum tips.
- New etching hand-printed, signed and numbered by the artist, and tipped onto a special limitation spread.
- Front board blocked in three shades of foil with a design by Niroot Puttapipat.
- Limitation page and endpapers printed letterpress by the Logan Press
- 16 plates printed in colour with gold borders and highlights and tipped into decorative borders.
- Translated in English Verse by Edward FitzGerald. Introductions by A. S. Byatt.
- Quatrains set in 24-point Caslon, Gilded top edge, ribbon marker.
- 220 pages. Book size: 13" x 9¾".
- Presented in a cloth-bound solander box.
CONDITION DESCRIPTION: This book is in like new and unread condition, clean inside pages, tight bindings, firm hardcover. The set will be a great addition to your family library
SHIPPING / HANDLING: Book(s) will be handled/packed very safely, and shipped via USPS media mail with delivery confirmation.