Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

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.’