{"product_id":"1902-rare-book-rubaiyat-of-omar-khayyam-illustrated-by-gilbert-james","title":"1902 Rare Book - Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam illustrated by Gilbert James","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"159\" data-end=\"798\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"159\" data-end=\"170\"\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Omar Khayyám. Rendered into English verse by Edward FitzGerald.\u003cbr data-start=\"234\" data-end=\"237\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"237\" data-end=\"247\"\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem data-start=\"248\" data-end=\"309\"\u003eRubáiyát of Omar Khayyám and the Salámán and Absál of Jámí.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"309\" data-end=\"312\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"312\" data-end=\"326\"\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e New York, Thomas Y. Crowell \u0026amp; Co., 1902.\u003cbr data-start=\"389\" data-end=\"392\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"392\" data-end=\"405\"\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Text in English.\u003cbr data-start=\"422\" data-end=\"425\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"425\" data-end=\"434\"\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.5 × 5 inches.\u003cbr data-start=\"450\" data-end=\"453\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"453\" data-end=\"463\"\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288 pages.\u003cbr data-start=\"474\" data-end=\"477\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"477\" data-end=\"489\"\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Attractive and very good publisher’s green cloth binding elaborately decorated in gilt on the front cover and spine with stylized floral and vine motifs in an Art Nouveau style (hinges fine, overall slightly worn and scuffed - as shown) under a protective removable mylar cover. Upper edge gilt. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"800\" data-end=\"812\"\u003eContent:\u003c\/strong\u003e Very good content (bright, tight and clean, rare light foxing and toning - as shown). Two early ownership inscriptions appear on the front endpaper, one dated February 14, 1902. The original red silk ribbon page marker is still present but detached from the spine - as shown. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrations:\u003c\/strong\u003e Illustrated with four beautiful colour plates by Gilbert James, protected by tissue guards, presenting evocative scenes inspired by the romantic and philosophical atmosphere of the Persian poetry.\u003c\/span\u003e Complete.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1383\" data-end=\"1411\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1383\" data-end=\"1396\"\u003eEstimate:\u003c\/strong\u003e (USD 200–250).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1413\" data-end=\"2061\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1413\" data-end=\"1426\"\u003eThe book: \u003c\/strong\u003eThe \u003cem data-start=\"1433\" data-end=\"1459\"\u003eRubáiyát of Omar Khayyám\u003c\/em\u003e achieved international fame through Edward FitzGerald’s celebrated English rendering first published in 1859. This elegant edition combines the famous quatrains with the Persian romantic narrative \u003cem data-start=\"1657\" data-end=\"1676\"\u003eSalámán and Absál\u003c\/em\u003e by the fifteenth-century poet Jámí and includes additional scholarly material on the textual variations of the poem. The decorative binding and illustrated plates reflect the enduring Western fascination with Persian poetry and Orientalist themes during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, when richly designed gift editions of the \u003cem data-start=\"2024\" data-end=\"2034\"\u003eRubáiyát\u003c\/em\u003e became especially popular.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2063\" data-end=\"2519\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2063\" data-end=\"2078\"\u003eThe author: \u003c\/strong\u003eOmar Khayyám (1048–1131) was a Persian mathematician, astronomer, philosopher, and poet whose reflective quatrains explore themes of fate, mortality, and the fleeting pleasures of life. Though little known in the West during his lifetime, his poetry gained worldwide recognition after Edward FitzGerald’s influential English translation introduced Victorian readers to the contemplative and often hedonistic spirit of the original verses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2521\" data-end=\"2971\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"2521\" data-end=\"2541\"\u003eThe illustrator: \u003c\/strong\u003eGilbert James (1887–1926) was a British illustrator associated with the decorative gift book tradition of the early twentieth century. His work, often influenced by Art Nouveau aesthetics and Orientalist imagery, brought a refined visual interpretation to literary classics, and his illustrations for the \u003cem data-start=\"2849\" data-end=\"2875\"\u003eRubáiyát of Omar Khayyám\u003c\/em\u003e capture the poetic atmosphere and exotic settings suggested by FitzGerald’s famous translation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MFLIBRA - Antique Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47516546203897,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0953\/3348\/files\/20260314rubaiyat_01.jpg?v=1773489478","url":"https:\/\/mflibra.com\/products\/1902-rare-book-rubaiyat-of-omar-khayyam-illustrated-by-gilbert-james","provider":"MFLIBRA - Antique Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}