Translated into English verse by Edward Fitzgerald. With an introduction by. A.C. Benson. Reproduced from a manuscript written and illuminated by F. Sangorski and G. Sutcliffe. Illustration: Colored photographic prints throughout, full pp. and vignettes, gilt and ornate clrd. Border to all illus., highly colorful and dec. frontis and title pp.
Condition: Copy 1: Good.
Binding: Copy 1: 32×23.5cm, pp.16, notes, list of illus.; full creme cl. with heavy gilt peacock made to cover, gilt dec. sp. with title, cover dirty and worn in parts, teg, dec. epps, highly gilt dec. calligraphic text throughout in red and black, light foxing throughout.
Illustration: Copy 2 : Several full pp. clrd. Prints of hand paintings with tissue guards with prints, printed floral border to all text pp., sl. foxing throughout. Condition: Good
Binding : 28.2×21.5cm, full red cl. with gilt peacock border to cover with gilt title, gilt title to sp.
Illustration: Copy 1,Several full pp. clrd. Prints of hand paintings, vignette prints of line drawings throughout the text, printed floral border to all text pp.
Binding: Copy 1: 28.5x21cm, pp.xvi, 138; orig. creme cl. with floral dec. to cover and sp. in blue and orange, gilt title to sp., cover dirty and sl. foxing.
Comments: Copy 1: On last pp. ‘The text of this book was hand set in 24 point Weiss tyoe. The paintings and decorations were specially executed for this edition by SARKIS KATCHADOURIAN and are now in the collection of GEORGE MARDIKIAN San Francisco. They are here reproduced in five colors and printed in offset lithography by The Meehan-Tooker Company,Inc. This book was bound by the H. Wolff Book Manufacturing Co. The typography and design by A.P. TEDESCO.’
