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Khayyam, Omar (1048-1131) & Justin Huntly McCarthy, trans. (1859-1936) Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, bound by Ruban.
London: David Nutt, 1889.
Limited edition, small octavo; one of 550 small paper copies; bound in gilt-ruled honey-brown morocco by Ruban in 1895, gilt-lettered spine, tan morocco doublures inlaid with Islamic stars bordered with green and brown and enhanced with gilt, gold endleaves, all edges gilt (spine a touch darkened, otherwise a lovely copy); contained in a custom marbled slipcase; 6 1/2 x 4 in.
