Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam : Reprint 1995 – Omar Khayyam -Edward Fritzgerald

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The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam rendered into English verse by Edward Fritzgerald Illustrations by Rene Bull.
The Rubaiyat of the twelfth-centuary Persian Poet, Omar Kayyam, is a collection of seventy five unique philosophical quatrains. Spiritual in nature, they convey a haunting blend of joy, melancholy and resignation towards life and mortality.
This edition published 1995 by Bracken Books, an imprint of the Studio Editions Limited London. This exquisite edition includes and introduction by Reynold Alleyen Nicholson, former lecturer in Persian at the University of Cambridge which explores the character of Omar Khayyam and the Rubaiyat.
Hardcover. Condition of book very, very good, no inscriptions a clean copy. Spine tightly bound. Dust Wrapper Good. DW spine faded, and shelf rubbed Boards in a Moroccan cloth. Overall a VERY very good copy. (lovely gift)

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SKU: 9781858910826 Category: Title: Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam : Reprint 1995
Author: Omar Khayyam -Edward Fritzgerald
Publisher: Bracken Books Studion Editions Limited London
Year: 1995
ISBN10: 185891082X
ISBN13: 9781858910826
Condition: Very Good
Format: Hardcover
Inventory No: 611

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The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam rendered into English verse by Edward Fritzgerald Illustrations by Rene Bull.
The Rubaiyat of the twelfth-centuary Persian Poet, Omar Kayyam, is a collection of seventy five unique philosophical quatrains. Spiritual in nature, they convey a haunting blend of joy, melancholy and resignation towards life and mortality.
This edition published 1995 by Bracken Books, an imprint of the Studio Editions Limited London. This exquisite edition includes and introduction by Reynold Alleyen Nicholson, former lecturer in Persian at the University of Cambridge which explores the character of Omar Khayyam and the Rubaiyat.
Hardcover. Condition of book very, very good, no inscriptions a clean copy. Spine tightly bound. Dust Wrapper Good. DW spine faded, and shelf rubbed Boards in a Moroccan cloth. Overall a VERY very good copy. (lovely gift)

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Weight 0.29 kg
Dimensions 23 × 15 × 2 cm

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