Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám (The Astronomer-Poet of Persia)
Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin and Company, 1894. Vedder, Elihu. Hardcover. Gilt-embossed grey cloth. 161+ pp. 100+ bw plates. VG-, former owner's name on first page, cover very lightly worn along edges, otherwise a tight, clean copy with bevelled edges. Item #22561
Illustrated by Elihu Vedder. The first section contains 100 quatrains of the epic poem, on beautifully illustrated pages. This is followed by notes, the poem again on unillustrated pages, and concludes with a section titled, "Omar Khayyám, The Astronomer-Poet of Persia". This is a beautiful book inside and out.
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