Apr 19, 2007 - Sale 2110

Sale 2110 - Lot 65

Price Realized: $ 6,000
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 2,500 - $ 3,500
THE POGÀNY RUBAIYAT KHAYYÁM, OMAR. The Rubáiyát. 25 mounted color plates and decorative endpapers by willy pogàny, text printed in brown with elaborate Islamic style color borders and decoration. 4to, original gilt-stamped vellum by Morrell, covers a bit bowed, very faint spotting and a few small areas of discoloration on rear cover; scattered creasing to very tips of upper outer corners. London: Harrap, [1909]
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number 10 of only 25 copies printed on japan vellum, signed by pogàny. A lovely copy of this very scarce limitation. The Pogàny Rubáiyát is considered to be one of the most beautiful early illustrated editions.