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Edward Fitzgerald [Translator]: The Rubáiyát of

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Edward Fitzgerald [Translator]: The Rubáiyát of
<B>Edward Fitzgerald Translator : </B></I><B><I>The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám</B></I></B></I><B>.</B></I> Introduction by Laurence Housman with Colour Plates and Decorations by Charles Robinson. (London and Glasgow: Collins Clear-Type Press, nd), 56 pages, four tipped-in color plates, red cloth with gilt decoration, all edges gilt, 4to (8" x 11"). A handsome edition of the best-known English translation from the original Persian of mathematician and astronomer Omar Khayyám's (1048-1123) poetry. The word <I>rubáiyát</B></I> is derived from the Arabic root for four and means "quatrains," or verses of four lines. Condition is good, corner damage to the frontis plate, text block is tender. <BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Books & Catalogs (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)