rubáiyát omar khayyám first version von fitzgerald edward (5 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: Very Good. 1986. Seventh Impression. Unpaginated. No dust jacket, Folio edition with slipcase. Brown cloth with gilt lettering. B&W and brown illustrations throughout. Clean pages with firm binding. Mild wear to spine, board edges and corners. Slipcase is good, with minor wear and soiling to boards.

Zustand: Good. 1975. Fourth impression. No dust jacket, Folio edition with slipcase. Gold slipcase. Pictorial cloth covered boards. Two-colour illustrations by Virgil Burnett. Pages remain bright and clean with minimal tanning and foxing. Binding remains firm. Boards with minimal shelf wear. Slipcase has light edge wear with minor marking to panels.

Zustand: Fair. 1986. 7th Impression. Unpaginated. No dust jacket, Folio edition with slipcase. Red cloth with decorations and slipcase. Black, white and brown illustrations throughout. Binding remains firm. Pages are lightly tanned throughout. Water staining to some pages, text remains unaffected. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Spine is in good condition. Slipcase has light edge wear with minor markings to panels.

9th printing. 8vo. Original gilt decorated red cloth (Fine) slipcase (VG). Unpaginated, illus with coloured plates by Virgil Burnett (no inscriptions).

First edition thus, number 61 of 125 copies, all signed by the illustrator and specially bound. The text reprints FitzGerald's first published version of the Rubáiyát (1859), afterwards substantially revised by the translator four times. Each of the five versions has its champions - the original text was the favourite of private presses and of deluxe illustrated editions, as here. Gooden (1892-1955) was an English artist who studied at the Slade School of Fine Art and is best known for his fine copper engravings, including several banknote designs for the Bank of England and pictorial bookplates, including designs made for Queen Elizabeth II. Coumans 63. Octavo. With 4 full sized plates and 4 small illustrations by Stephen Gooden. Original green quarter morocco, spine lettered in gilt, green cloth sides, top edge gilt, others untrimmed, cream endpapers. In the original card slipcase. Spine lightly sunned, minor toning to endpapers in gutter, a near-fine copy in slightly darkened and rubbed slipcase.