OMAR Khayym (d. circa 1123). Rubiyt ... rendered into English verse by Edward Fitzgerald. London: Hodder & Stoughton, [1909]. 4 (288 x 242mm). 20 mounted coloured plates after Edmund Dulac. Later red morocco gilt by Bayntun Riviere of Bath, the covers with elaborate ruled and tooled borders, the upper with centrally-placed naturalistic depiction of Omar reading his verses, standing in front of an middle-eastern style doorway with a garden visible beyond, the figure of variously coloured morocco onlays, outlined in black with some gilt heightening, the background in black outline with some light staining to suggest shadows, spine in six compartments with raised bands, lettered in the second and third, the others with repeat ruled decoration, wide turn-ins ruled in gilt, g.e., cloth box. LIMITED EDITION OF 750 COPIES SIGNED BY DULAC, THIS NUMBER 591. A fine copy of what is Dulac's masterpiece. Potter 131.

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OMAR Khayym (d. circa 1123). Rubiyt ... rendered into English verse by Edward Fitzgerald. London: Hodder & Stoughton, [1909]. 4 (288 x 242mm). 20 mounted coloured plates after Edmund Dulac. Later red morocco gilt by Bayntun Riviere of Bath, the covers with elaborate ruled and tooled borders, the upper with centrally-placed naturalistic depiction of Omar reading his verses, standing in front of an middle-eastern style doorway with a garden visible beyond, the figure of variously coloured morocco onlays, outlined in black with some gilt heightening, the background in black outline with some light staining to suggest shadows, spine in six compartments with raised bands, lettered in the second and third, the others with repeat ruled decoration, wide turn-ins ruled in gilt, g.e., cloth box. LIMITED EDITION OF 750 COPIES SIGNED BY DULAC, THIS NUMBER 591. A fine copy of what is Dulac's masterpiece. Potter 131.

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Four other editions of the Rubiyt illustrated by Edmund Dulac (London: [1909], limited edition of 750 copies signed by Dulac, this copy unnumbered, 4, original vellum gilt [Potter 131]; Paris: [1910], 4, contemporary half morocco by Durvand [Potter 425]; New York: [n.d.], small 4, original cloth; London: [n.d.], small 4, near-contemporary red calf gilt by Sangorski & Sutcliffe [Potter 159]). (5)

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