RUBÁIYÁT OF OMAR KHAYYÁM. The Astronomer-Poet of Persia.

Oxford: Shakespeare Head Press for Basil Blackwell. 1926. First edition thus. First edition thus. Slim 8vo. Handsomely bound by Sangorski and Sutcliffe in full tan calf, the boards ruled in gilt and with decorative borders in blind, the spine with five raised bands and compartments with star devices and titles in gilt. Gilt dentelles. All edges gilt. Orange silk ribbon page marker. Text printed in red and black. Illustrated with decorative wood-engraved head- and tail-pieces by Thomas Lowinsky. Attractive engraved bookplate (signed in pencil) for prominent San Francisco book collectors Marjorie & Martin Mitau, depicting people browsing booksellers' stands on the banks of the Seine in Paris, to the front pastedown. Small contemporary bookseller's label to the rear endpaper. A very good copy, the binding square and firm with a light vertical stain to the fore-edge of the boards and a touch of fading to the spine. The contents with a hint of toning to page edges are otherwise clean and bright throughout. An attractive copy of this nicely produced edition of the Rubáiyát. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.