RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM

  • San Francisco: Johnck, Kibbee & Company, 1926
By Khayyam, Omar; Patterson, Lawrence A.; Anderson, David; Fitzgerald, Edward
San Francisco: Johnck, Kibbee & Company, 1926. Very good plus.. Lovely Art Deco SF fine press edition of the classic collection of Persian poetry - inscribed by publisher Wallace Kibbee. 11.25'' x 8''. Original quarter vellum, brown textured paper boards. Illustrated by Patterson with 8 full-page plates. Inscribed by Kibbee in blue ink: "To my friend Fredric Johnson / With best wishes / from / Wallace Kibbee / San Francisco / February 19." Rubbing to spine, with offsetting of leather to text block edges at gutter. Else bright and clean.

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Title

RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM

Author

Khayyam, Omar; Patterson, Lawrence A.; Anderson, David; Fitzgerald, Edward

Condition

Very Good

Publisher

Johnck, Kibbee & Company: San Francisco

Date

1926


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