The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam (Fine Signed Binding)
New York CIty: Thomas Y. Crowell. Will Pogany. Three-Quarter Leather. Very Fine / No Jacket, As Issued. Item #013527
8vo., Unpaginated. Gorgeous Early Crowell Edition, undated but c.1910. Beautifully bound by Whitman Bennett in three-quarter deep purple morocco over gilt-ruled, purple patterned paper-covered boards. Gilt decorated raised bands. Gilt titles in second compartment with floral motif in gilt in all others. Top edge gilt. Decorated end-papers mirroring boards. 16 lavish tissue-guarded full-color mounted plates by Will Pogany. Square, tight and clean throughout with no discernible wear. Remarkably well-preserved with a completely unfaded, unblemished spine. A stunning production and quite scarce thus.
Price: $500.00