signed
1987 · New York
by FitzGerald & Co., Vincent. Rumi, Jalaluddin Mohammad
New York: Vincent FitzGerald, 1987. One of 75 copies only, each signed by the artist, Agnes Murray and the translator, Zahra Partovi, illustrated with three colored lithographs, each containing 12 plates. Bound by Zahra Partovi: accordion style, turquoise Japanese paper over boards with a label on front panel on buff hand-made paper with title printed in gold gilt, housed in salmon-colored paper envelope with black silk tie and silver sealing wax, fine. The calligraphy is by Jerry Kelly, and it is printed by John Hutcheson. The lithographs are by Agnes Murray and were editioned by Agnes Murray and Zahra Partovi at Bob Blackburn's Printmaking Workshop. The page size is 9 1/3 x 6 1/2 inches. A beautiful book - doing justice to Rumi's verse. (Inventory #: 2608)