Lot 111: OMAR Khayym (d. circa 1123). Rubiyat... translated into English Verse [by Edward

Name: OMAR Khayym (d. circa 1123). Rubiyat... translated into English Verse [by Edward
Brand: Christie's
SKU: xy3xn6gejr

Est: $10,000 USD - $15,000 USDSold:

Christie'sNew York, NY, USDecember 15, 2005

Item Overview

Description

OMAR Khayym (d. circa 1123). Rubiyat... translated into English Verse [by Edward Fitzgerald (1809-1883)]. London: G. Norman for Bernard Quaritch, 1859.

Small 4 o in eights (197 x 151 mm). (Some light browning.) Late 19th-century morocco gilt by Zaehnsdorf; morocco slipcase. Provenance: Roderick Terry (bookplate).

FIRST EDITION, one of 250 printed. The manuscript correction on p. 4 appears in most copies. Ashley II, p. 121; Grolier English 97; Potter 1.

Artist or Maker

Edward (1809) Fitzgerald

Auction Details

Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts including Americana

Christie's

December 15, 2005, 12:00 AM EST

20 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY, 10020, US

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