Research Catalog

Title

Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám / rendered into English verse by Edward FitzGerald.

Author

Omar Khayyam.

Publication

Portland, Me. : Thomas B. Mosher, 1896

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Details

Additional Authors

• FitzGerald, Edward, 1809-1883.
• Watson, Rosamund Marriott, 1863-1911.
• Watts-Dunton, Theodore, 1832-1914.
• Way, W. Irving (Washington Irving), 1853-1931.
• Jenckes, Charles M.
• Thomas B. Mosher (Firm) pbl
• Smith & Sale. prt

Description

122, [3] p.; 18 cm.

Series Statement

Old world series

Subjects

• FitzGerald, Edward, 1809-1883
• Mosaic bindings (Binding) > United States > 20th century
• Omar Khayyam

Genre/Form

Mosaic bindings (Binding) – United States – 20th century.

Note

• "Of this book 100 copies are printed on Japan vellum ... Copyright Thomas B. Mosher, 1895"--T.p. verso.
• "Designs and headbands by Charles M. Jenckes"--Colophon.
• "The title page and backstrip were designed by Bruce Rogers"--Bishop.

Indexed In (note)

• Hatch, B.L. Mosher
• Bishop, P.R. Mosher

Binding (note)

• Binding: Blue goatskin with inlays of gold, blue and black with gold cross-hatching, red, blue and green dots and a brown-red-blue-green-yellow floral pattern, by Sylvia Rennie (signed on free back endleaf). Overall design is paisley; design wraps around spine. Gold endleaves. In blue cloth solander case (20 cm.) with inner red paper-covered book compartment; red ribbon attaches to inside covers and passes through slits in compartment so that the book pops out when the box is opened; red leather spine label, gilt.

Contents

Omar Khayyám / Rosamond Mariott Watson -- Toast to Omar Khayyám / Theodore Watts -- Edward FitzGerald / W. Irving Way -- Omar Khayyám / Edward FitzGerald -- Rubáiyát: Text of first edition (1859) ; Text of fourth edition (1879) ; Notes ; Variations between the second, third and fourth editions ; Quatrains printed in second edition only (1868) -- Bibliography (p. 119-[123]) -- To the winds / Theodore Watts.

Call Number

Spencer Coll. Amer. 1896 06-256

OCLC

70217174

Author

Omar Khayyam.

Title

Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám / rendered into English verse by Edward FitzGerald.

Imprint

Portland, Me. : Thomas B. Mosher, 1896 ([Portland] : Smith & Sale)

Edition

3rd ed.

Series

Old world series

Indexed In:

Hatch, B.L. Mosher, 29

Bishop, P.R. Mosher, 334.2

Local Note

Spencer Coll. copy is no. 73.

Binding

Binding: Blue goatskin with inlays of gold, blue and black with gold cross-hatching, red, blue and green dots and a brown-red-blue-green-yellow floral pattern, by Sylvia Rennie (signed on free back endleaf). Overall design is paisley; design wraps around spine. Gold endleaves. In blue cloth solander case (20 cm.) with inner red paper-covered book compartment; red ribbon attaches to inside covers and passes through slits in compartment so that the book pops out when the box is opened; red leather spine label, gilt.

Local Note

Spencer Coll. copy: Gift of Maggy Magerstadt Rosner; with her book label.

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Added Author

FitzGerald, Edward, 1809-1883.

Watson, Rosamund Marriott, 1863-1911.

Watts-Dunton, Theodore, 1832-1914.

Way, W. Irving (Washington Irving), 1853-1931.

Jenckes, Charles M. Illustrator

Thomas B. Mosher (Firm) Publisher

Smith & Sale. Printer

Rennie, Silvia. Binder

Rosner, Maggy Magerstadt, 1923-2011, donor.

Research Call Number

Spencer Coll. Amer. 1896 06-256