Introduction by laurence e housman (15 resultados)

Hardback. Condición: Very Good. Presumed First Edition Ths. No stated date c1935. Presumed first edition thus. 56pp., 4 two-tone full-page illustrations by Margaret Rorie Caird (1896-1961), an illustration on the title-page, illustration on the reverse of the half-title page, and border decorations to the text. All edges gilt. The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám is the title that Edward FitzGerald gave to his 1859 translation from Persian to English of a selection of quatrains (rubaiyat) attributed to Omar Khayyam (1048-1131), dubbed "the Astronomer-Poet of Persia". FitzGerald's work has been published in several hundred editions and has inspired similar translation efforts in English, Hindi and in many other languages. The present edition includes an introduction by Laurence E. Housman. The book is bound in the original thin full leather boards with gold titling and design on the front board. The case of the book is in very good condition with some shelf wear to the boards and rubbing to the leather on the corner tips and spine ends. The spine is faded and there is also some fading on up to about 2" of the spine edge and part of the top edge of the front board and to about 1" of the spine edge of the rear board. There is a thin split of about 3/8" to the leather on the top of the front spine edge. The contents are tight and clean and the original marker ribbon is present. There is an inscription dated June 1936 on the front free endpaper. Margaret R. Caird (ilustrador).…

Hardcover. Book condition is Very Good; bound in tan buckram covered boards with gilt titles and decorations. Some rubbing and edge wear to exterior. Interior is evenly toned throughout. Text is clean and unmarked. Illustrated throughout by Margaret R. Caird. ; 8vo. 9 3/4"h x 6 3/4"w.

Condición: Very Good. Margaret R. Caird illustrated edition in publisher's original flexible dark green leatherette covers, gilt title lettering to the spine and to the front cover. 12mo. 6'' x 4''. Rubáiyát over 255 pages carrying the 110 quatrains of Edward FitzGerald's version enriched with 5 full-page single-sided illustrations by Margaret R. Caird throughout. In Very Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám.…

Condición: Very Good. Margaret R. Caird illustrated edition in publisher's original flexible navy leatherette covers, gilt title lettering to the spine. 12mo. 6'' x 4''. Rubáiyát over 255 pages carrying the 110 quatrains of Edward FitzGerald's version enriched with 5 full-page single-sided illustrations by Margaret R. Caird throughout. In Very Good condition with rubbing to the spine ends. Member of the P.B.F.A. Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám.…

Condición: Very Good. Hard back binding in publisher's original coral pink cloth covers, gilt and black title and author block lettering to the spine and to the front cover. 8vo. 9½'' x 7''. The text of the first, second and fifth editions, with the textual variants from the third and fourth editions. Rubáiyát over 201 pages (+ 23pp) carrying the 101 quatrains of Edward FitzGerald's version enriched with 12 full-page single-sided colour illustrations by Robert Stewart Sherriffs throughout. Paper clip rust mark to the top of the front free end paper. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with rubbing to the spine ends and corners. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám.…

Condición: Very Good. Hard back binding in publisher's original coral pink cloth covers, gilt and black title and author block lettering to the spine and to the front cover. 8vo. 9½'' x 7''. The text of the first, second and fifth editions, with the textual variants from the third and fourth editions. Rubáiyát over 201 pages (+ 23pp) carrying the 101 quatrains of Edward FitzGerald's version enriched with 12 full-page single-sided colour illustrations by Robert Stewart Sherriffs throughout. Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with chips across the spine ends. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám.…

Condición: Very Good. Hard back binding in publisher's original coral pink cloth covers, gilt and black title and author block lettering to the spine and to the front cover. 8vo. 9½'' x 7''. The text of the first, second and fifth editions, with the textual variants from the third and fourth editions. Rubáiyát over 201 pages (+ 23pp) carrying the 101 quatrains of Edward FitzGerald's version enriched with 12 full-page single-sided colour illustrations by Robert Stewart Sherriffs throughout. Small ink marks and light foxing to the edges of the end papers. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with only minor rubbing to the extremities. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám.…

Condición: Very Good. Hard back binding in publisher's original coral pink cloth covers, gilt and black title and author block lettering to the spine and to the front cover. 8vo. 9½'' x 7''. The text of the first, second and fifth editions, with the textual variants from the third and fourth editions. Rubáiyát over 201 pages (+ 23pp) carrying the 101 quatrains of Edward FitzGerald's version enriched with 12 full-page single-sided colour illustrations by Robert Stewart Sherriffs throughout. Fine condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper with only minor rubbing to the extremities. Dust wrapper supplied in archive acetate film protection. Member of the P.B.F.A. Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám.…

Condición: Very Good. Hard back binding in publisher's original brown cloth covers, gilt title and Persian design to the spine and to the front cover. 8vo. 9½'' x 7''. The text of the first, second and fifth editions, with the textual variants from the third and fourth editions. Rubáiyát over 201 pages (+ 23pp) carrying the 101 quatrains of Edward FitzGerald's version enriched with 12 full-page single-sided colour illustrations by Robert Stewart Sherriffs throughout. Book plate inside. Very Good condition book in Very Good condition dust wrapper rubbing to the extremities which has been adhered to the book, price clipped. New dust wrapper design by Ian Harley. Member of the P.B.F.A. Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám.…

Condición: Very Good. First edition thus Margaret R. Caird illustrated hard back binding in publisher's original green cloth covers, gilt title lettering to the spine, grey and white illustrated end papers. 12mo. 6'' x 4¼''. Rubáiyát over 255 pages carrying the 110 quatrains of Edward FitzGerald's version enriched with 5 full-page single-sided illustrations by Margaret R. Caird throughout. Ink name inside dated 1939. Very Good condition book, in Very Good condition dust wrapper with small chips to the spine ends, not price clipped, 2/-. Dust wrapper protected. Member of the P.B.F.A. Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám.…

Condición: Very Good. Margaret R. Caird illustrated edition in publisher's original flexible navy leatherette covers, gilt title lettering to the spine. 12mo. 6'' x 4''. Rubáiyát over 255 pages carrying the 110 quatrains of Edward FitzGerald's version enriched with 5 full-page single-sided illustrations by Margaret R. Caird throughout. Fine condition book in Very Good slip case with light rubbing to the edges. Member of the P.B.F.A. Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám.…

Condición: Very Good. First edition, 8vo., pp.176, uncut, pictorial yellow paper-covered boards backed in yellow cloth, design and lettering in black, b/w pictorial title; foxing to edges and margins of boards, occasional foxing within, splash-mark to top-edges, slight splash-marking to spine, a very good copy.…

Condición: Very Good. Hard back binding in publisher's original coral blue morocco covers, impressed red label with gilt titles and decorative border to the front board, gilt titles with decorative rules to the spine, all page edges gilt. 9½'' x 7''. The text of the first, second and fifth editions, with the textual variants from the third and fourth editions. Rubáiyát over 201 pages (+ 23pp) carrying the 101 quatrains of Edward FitzGerald's version enriched with 12 full-page single-sided colour illustrations by Robert Stewart Sherriffs throughout. Fine condition book in Very Good condition original box with 'Omar Khayyám Khorasan Edition' label along the top edge. Member of the P.B.F.A. Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám. …

Condición: Near Fine. First edition thus Margaret R. Caird illustrated hard back binding in publisher's original full scarlet leather covers, gilt title lettering and large design to the front cover, all page edges gilt. 8vo. 9½'' x 7''. Rubáiyát over 56 pages carrying the 75 quatrains of Edward FitzGerald's version enriched with 5 full-page single-sided illustrations by Margaret R. Caird throughout, illustrated title and borders to each sheet. In very near Fine condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám.…

First edition. 24 pages of titles, Preface, Introduction and Contents, then 381 pages + 3 of ads, an illustrated frontispiece and a further 6 black and white illustrated plates. Publisher's review copy, stamped as such to the title page, the reviewer was militant suffragette, W.S.P.U. member and fellow author, Evelyn Sharp, with her ownership inscription in ink to the front endpaper dated 1917, and passages to the text highlighted in pencil. The book is quite firmly bound in the publisher's green cloth, lettered in faded white to the spine, the cloth is slightly marked and rubbed, the spine is sunned and the extremities are bumped. The text block is age toned, slightly marked and dusty, with a few dog-eared page corners and slight cracking at points. The first of three works by Metcalfe, herself an active suffragist, on the question of women's suffrage, this a history which becomes increasingly detailed during the period of which Metcalfe has first-hand knowledge, with particular emphasis on the activities of the militant suffragettes. This, a superb association copy, originally owned by one of the more famous suffragettes.…