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The Rubaiyat of 'Umar Kaiyam
'Umar Khaiyam; J B Nicolas; Frederic Baron Corvo
1924
John Lane the Bodley Head : London
11" by 7.5"
xlviii, [2], 1-193pp.
SUMMARY
A beautiful edition of the Rubaiyat by Omar Khaiyam, translated from the French of J B Nicolas. The first edition by the Bodley Head illustrated by Hamzeh Carr.
Colour Plates,First Edition,Illustrated,Publishers' Original Binding,With Dustwrapper
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed
This book weighs 1.5 KG when packed
UK Postage: £ 3.99
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DESCRIPTION
A beautiful first Bodley Head edition of the Rubaiyat by 'Umar Khaiyam.
Containing the fascinating and popular Persian poems, here translated from the French of J. B. Nicolas by Frederic Baron Corvo, printed with both the English and the French text. Nicolas' translation was the first French translation seen
Brought to popularity in the West with the English translation of Edward Fitzgerald, whose work has been published in several editions and has inspired translations both in English and in other languages.
Edited with notes and comparative studies of the original texts, and an introduction by Edward Heron-Allen, who published a prose translation of the text in 1898.
With sixteen extremely charming illustrations in colour by Hamzeh Carr. Collated, complete. In the unclipped dust wrapper.
CONDITION
In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally excellent with only minor shelf wear and a slight bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. The dust wrapper is unclipped and sound with some shelf wear and chipping, and a minor loss to the head of the spine, which is slightly sunned and rubbed. With minor damp staining internally to the wraps, not affecting the externals. internally, firmly bound. With some minor faint scattered spotting to the first and last few leaves; otherwise, the pages are bright and clean. With sixteen extremely charming illustrations in colour by Hamzeh Carr. Collated, complete.
Overall Condition: Very Good Indeed Good
GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Overall Condition
(Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present)
Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear
Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy
Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones
often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy
Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will
be described in the condition report under 'condition'
Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair
Fair - As with good only above but with other faults
leaving a compromised copy even after repair
Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete.
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