rubáiyát omar khayyám first von fitzgerald edward, Signiert (6 Ergebnisse)

First printing of this edition. Limited Edition, one of 920 hand numbered copies (this being No. 638) SIGNED by publisher Elbert Hubbard. Poor, bound in embossed suede, with text block detached from the binding, a chip at the heel, and endpapers moderately toned.

Hardcover. Limited Edition, #506/750. Quarto, 171, [5] pages. In Very Good condition. Bound in publisher's full teal morocco, red and gilt floral circular emblem on front cover. Spine paneled with gilt. Some fading to spine and extremities. Light shelfwear to extremities. Limited Edition, #506/750 of the British Issue. Signed twice by Pogany as issued, on the limitation page and in pencil on the frontispiece. With twelve tipped-in color plates, small black and white tipped in decorative pieces, and printed head and tail pieces. Shelved case 0. There are 750 copies for England and another 500 copies for the United States. 1394289. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

[Illustrated Poetry] LIMITED EDITION, a Presentation Copy, one of 750 copies SIGNED in pencil to the frontispiece by Willy Pogany, numbered 'Artist'. Small Quarto (27 x 21cm), pp.175 [1]. With twelve mounted colour plates including a frontispiece, an original etching signed in pencil by Pogany following the frontispiece, and additional vignette illustrations laid down. A superb edition printed on fine handmade paper. With a note-card in black ink loose to preliminaries reading: 'This book was given to | my father Edwin A. Neugass | by his friend Willy Pogany.' Publisher's blue-green full morocco with elaborate gilt titles to spine and on-laid circular floral motif to upper. Top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Presented in a matching cloth-covered clamshell box, with gilt titles to spine and fleece lining. An exceptional copy showing no sunning to spine. Light to moderate spotting throughout. Some bumping to corners and a touch of light general wear to binding, otherwise a lovely near fine example. 'Ah, make the most of what we yet may spend, / Before we too into Dust descend.' Polymath poet, philosopher, and scientist, Khayyam was one of the greatest minds of the Islamic Golden Age, whose enduring presence in the Anglophone world was cemented by the translations of FitzGerald.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Limited Edition. Limited Edition. Hardcover. There are two iterations of this edition, 750 in the British issue and another 500 for the United States. Each signed twice by Pogany, first on the limitation page, and then in pencil on the frontispiece etching. The work includes twelve tipped-in color plates (mounted on tipped in backings), numerous small tipped in decorative pieces, braced with printed head and tail pieces. This was Pogany's second book for Harrap, an earlier version of the same title printed in 1909 having established his reputation as a book illustrator. Pogany is said to have creditted Harrap for giving him his "first big chance." Minor shelf/edge wear, spine evenly sunned, else tight, bright, and unmarred. Full teal leather binding, four raised bands, gilt lettering and decorative elements, red ink decorative element, lightly marbled endpages, frontispiece, tipped in plates on mounts, teg. 4to. 173pp. Illus. (color and b/w plates). Signed twice by the artist. Numbered limited edition, this being 387 of 750.

leather_bound. Pogany, Willy (illustrator). 173 pages. Limited edition, copy 47 of 750 of the British issue, signed by Pogany on the limitation page, and again in pencil on his frontispiece etching which replicates the color copy of the same image. Twelve tipped-in color plates, numerous black and white head and tail pieces, many of the latter designs also tipped-in. Endpapers tinged with light blue tones on silken like paper. Pogany credits Harrap with giving him his "first big chance." His second book for Harrap, an earlier version of the same title printed in 1909 established his reputation as a book illustrator. Raised bands, gilt spine lettering bright and clean. Publisher's full teal morocco, red and gilt floral raised emblem on front cover. Teg. Fine.

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.