YeOldBookWorms Ltd 

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Rare and Collectable book dealers with offices in the Grade 2 listed historical building, Bridge House in Thetford Norfolk. Viewing available upon request. Celebrating 10 years of selling books. Members of the PBFA. Registered with Company House.

 The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

Illustrated by Ronald Balfour 

1930

**London; Constable and Company Limited. 1930. 4to, measuring; 25.3cm x 19cm. Bound in the original decorative boards with "Omar" to the front board. A former owner has covered the book in a transparent film [pasted not removable] to preserve. Pale blue end papers and pastedowns. Half title, coloured frontispiece, illustrated title in blue and green, With a further 36 Coloured and monochrome plates by Balfour with blue illustrations of Nymphs to the text pages.  A scarce edition of Rubaiyat with illustrations by Balfour.**


Condition: See photos as part of condition report: Original binding covered in a transparent film for preservation by a former owner. holding firmly, underneath the film to the spine you can see approx 50% lacking/.Opening the book, the inner joint just starting to pull opposite the FFEP. All pages and the 37 plates present, period ink inscription to the FFEP. pages clean with the occasional mark, staining the lower gutter to front end blanks.



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Who we are: We are book enthusiasts, Fiona Gladwin and Steve Thomas who started Yeoldbookworms Limited on eBay in 2013.  We recently moved to our new offices in Thetford, Norfolk UK, where viewing can be arranged upon request.  

 We hope you buy with confidence, we celebrated, at the end of 2023 30,000 successful Book sales and have gained a reputation of honesty and reliability.