Riviere & Son binding. THE RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM TRANSLATED BY EDWARD FITZGERALD.

Khayyam, Omar, 1048-1131. Edward FitzGerald, 1809-1883. Gilbert James, 1865-1941 (illustrator).

Published by London - New York: George Routledge & Sons, Ltd. - E.P. Dutton and Co., [no date but circa 1900-1910].

About this Item

[12], i-lxxiv plus unpaged b/w plates by Gilbert James (Roman paged leaves are single-sided only, i.e. printed on rectos only with blank unpaged versos). Hardcover: H 13.5cm x L 9cm. Full leather binding by Riviere; ffep and ffly still connected to detached front board with rear board only tenuously attached; boards feature gilt decorated borders, edges, and inner dentelles; spine with five slightly raised bands with gilt tooled compartments although with surface losses at ends; small surface losses to spine's title label do not affect gilt lettering. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. Discrete ink stamp "Bound by Riviere & Son." at ffep verso's bottom left corner. Foxing to initial and rear leaves with interior occurrences mostly to b/w plates and their adjacent pages. Frontispiece retains tissue guard; other plates do not have guards (most likely as issued as no evidence of their presence). Text block remains firm. Sold as is. Book now presented in a trimmed clear Dura-Lar (polyester film) sheet forming a dj which aids in securing the boards and modestly enhances shelf presence.

Seller Inventory # Z626X-9947

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Riviere & Son binding. THE RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM TRANSLATED BY EDWARD FITZGERALD.
• Publisher: London - New York: George Routledge & Sons, Ltd. - E.P. Dutton and Co., [no date but circa 1900-1910].
• Binding: Hardcover
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Seller catalogs:
  • Antiquarian