ROMANCE OF THE RUBAIYAT. A COMPREHENSIVE DIRECTORY TO THE MYRIAD EDITIONS OF THE RUBAIYAT, THE EPHEMERON, EDWARD FITZGERALD, OMAR KHAYYAM AND THE LESSER PERSIAN POETS. INDEXED BY ILLUSTRATOR, PUBLISHER AND TRANSLATOR. PRICE GUIDE SHOWN WHERE POSSIBLE. (XEROX COPY)

First Edition. Hardback. Xerox copy of a limited edition of 300 copies. Attractively done. Large 8vo. pp. [viii], [206]. 2 coloured illustrations. Later full maroon leather lettered gilt on upper cover, rebound by Bardel Bookbinding, Aladdin Business Centre, 426, Long Drive, Greenford, Middx. UB6 8UH for Peter J. Wills preserving the original illustrated card upper cover. From the Omar Khayyam/Edward Fitzgerald collection of Peter J. Wills with two of his neat address labels, several of his small circular blind stamps and a pencil note on title page referring to where he purchased the book. The two coloured illustrations by Valerie Kelsh from a suggestion by Peter J. Wills, the explanatory note and an ABE description of the book (the latter two with pencil binding instructions) were added when the copy was rebound in 2005 at the request of Peter J. Wills, U.K. Fitzgerald collector. Fine. Fine.