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RARE RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM VOLUME








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Limited edition 1930 leather bound volume "Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam", the first and fourth rendering in English verse by Edward Fitzgerald, with illustrations by Willy Pogany; printed in Great Britain by R.R. Clark, Ltd., Edinburgh; some wear on binding and discolouration to pages, otherwise in good condition; also included is a handwritten letter from Abraham Lehr found inside, who noted Willy Pogany is regarded as one of the most distinguished mural painters and did the drypoint etchings himself; the etching inside is signed by Pogany, and also signed with inscription on title page; this book is numbered 240 from an edition of 750