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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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