Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
(London): Hodder & Stoughton. n.d. (c.1919). Binding: Full red cloth boards. Upper and spine decorated in gilt. , Notes: Omar Khayyám (1048 – 1131) was a prominent Persian polymath, astronomer, historian, and poet.
Edmund Dulac (1882 – 1953) was a French-British naturalised magazine illustrator, book illustrator and stamp designer. Born in Toulouse, he studied law but later turned to the study of art at the École des Beaux-Arts. He moved to London early in the 20th century and in 1905 received his first commission to illustrate the novels of the Brontë Sisters. During World War I, Dulac produced relief books. After the war, the deluxe children's book market shrank, and he then turned to magazine illustrations among other ventures. He designed banknotes during World War II and postage stamps, most notably those that heralded the beginning of Queen Elizabeth II's reign.
, Size: 8vo. (205 x 155 mm), Illustration: Very good example of this classic literature with beautiful pictures by Dulac. Illustrated with 12 tipped in colour plates. , Pages: 189 pp., Category: Book Literature; Book Asia Middle East Iran;. Spine sunned. Ownership inscription to front free endpaper. Some spotting to interior, else crisp. Item #B7331
Price: $125.00