Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam The Astronomer-Poet of Persia FITZGERALD Edward [translator] 1809-1883. [WRIGHT William Aldis - editor 1831-1914] Publisher: Macmillan and Co., Limited. and The Macmillan Company Publish Year: 1899 Publish Place: London. and New York Illustrator: Unknown Category: Miscellaneous, Foreign Travel, Antiquarian Book, History, Reference Book No: 005649 Status: For Sale Book Condition: Very Good Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall Jacket Condition: Unknown Binding: Hardcover Book Type: Unknown Edition: Fifth Edition Inscription: Unknown £45 Add to Basket Ask a question Refer to a friend Additional information VG, 1899, 5th ed. In cream parchment covers, lacks the two cotton ties, corners and edges rubbed. Spine, stamped in red, edges rubbed. Internally, ink name to fep (Williams Wynn), half title, [2], [5], 4-290 pp, covers a little finger soiled, but the contents are clean and tight. (Tomkinson-for later copies). Notes; The first edition of the translation.--Variations between the second, third and fourth editions.--Stanzas which appear in the second edition only.--Comparative table of stanzas in the four editions.--Note by the editor.
