[POGANY, Willy] KHAYYAM, Omar

Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Presented by Willy Pogany

London, George Harrap & Co., [circa 1920]/ 1909 [first thus].

Quarto, [168] pages with numerous decorations in colour and 24 tipped-in colour plates (with all artwork by Willy Pogany).

Green cloth lettered and decorated in brown and light green, top edge gilt, others uncut; top corners slightly bumped; acidic text paper a little tanned, with a few tiny chips to the edges; contemporary gift inscription (December 1922); an excellent copy.

A most attractive edition, with the text printed in an ornate calligraphic font, often set within variant decorative borders.

Item #118115

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