Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, The Astronomer Poet of Persia. Translated into English Verse by Edward Fitzgerald. Introduced by A.S. Byatt. Illustrated by Niroot Puttapipat Omar KHAYYAM [SIGNED (by Niroot Puttapipat) Numbered Limited Edition 211/1000 Full Gilt Decorated Binding]

Omar KHAYYAM Translated into English Verse by Edward Fitzgerald. Introduced by A.S. Byatt. Illustrated by Niroot Puttapipat.

Published by London: Folio Society, 2009

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London: Folio Society, 2009, Numbered Limited Edition SIGNED by Niroot Puttapipat. Folio Society sesquicentennial hand bound quarter vellum edition, spine blocked in 22-carat gold, vellum corner tips, front board blocked in three shades of foil with a design by Niroot Puttapipat, Merida Persian blue paper sides, top edge gilt, wide navy ribbon marker. Hand printed under the artist s supervision by the Pauper s Press, Hoxton, London. Folio Society facsimile limited to 1,000 numbered copies, limitation page and end sheets printed letterpress by the Logan Press. Hand written number 211 of 1000 Limited Edition copies with a new etching hand-printed, SIGNED and numbered by the artist 'Niroot Puttapipat'. With 16 mounted colour plates with gold borders and highlights and tipped into decorative anthropomorphic silhouette border designs. Quatrains set in 24-point Caslon. Presented in a navy cloth bound solander box with original white tissue paper present. 220pp. Provenance: no inscriptions or bookplates. Approximately 14 inches tall (slipcase), 13 inches tall (book). Condition Report Externally Spine very good condition gilt titles. Joints very good condition. Corners very good condition. Boards very good condition pictorial decoration to the front board. Page edges very good condition gilt top edge, others untrimmed. Slipcase very good condition minor marks, gilt titles. See above and photos. Internally Hinges very good condition sound. Paste downs very good condition. End papers very good condition. Title very good condition unread. Pages very good condition unread. Binding very good condition attractive. See photos. Publisher: see above. Publication Date: 2009 Binding: Hardback.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, The Astronomer Poet of Persia. Translated into English Verse by Edward Fitzgerald. Introduced by A.S. Byatt. Illustrated by Niroot Puttapipat Omar KHAYYAM [SIGNED (by Niroot Puttapipat) Numbered Limited Edition 211/1000 Full Gilt Decorated Binding]
• Publisher: London: Folio Society
• Publication Date: 2009
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: Limited Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)