Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám

BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD 2021
1. Bibliographic data
Author
Omar Khayyám
Title
Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám
Statement of responsibility
Rendered into English verse by Edward FitzGerald; with illustrations by Edmund Dulac
Place of publication
London
Publisher
Hodder and Stoughton
Printer
T. and A. Constable, Printers to His Majesty, Edinburgh University Press; colour plates printed by Henry Stone & Son Ltd., Banbury
Date
Ca. 1909
Imprint (isbd)
London: Hodder and Stoughton, ca. 1909
Language
English
Edition
Illustrated edition
Alternative title
Rubáiyát
Original work
Rubāʿiyāt
Original language
Persian
Translator
Edward FitzGerald
Illustrator
Edmund Dulac
Print run
Commercial illustrated edition of the early twentieth century
2. Physical description
Collation
1 volume; pagination not visible in the pages examined
Illustrations
Yes; colour plates by Edmund Dulac and decorative headpieces
Maps
None
Format
Large quarto
Dimensions
28.5 × 23 cm
Typographic signatures
Not identified
Paper type
High-quality coated paper suitable for colour illustration reproduction
Watermarks
Not identified
Printing condition
High-quality letterpress printing; clear text and illustrations with excellent colour preservation
3. Binding
Binding type
Original publisher's full cloth binding
Materials
Stamped publisher's cloth
Colours
Grey-green with gilt decoration
Decoration
Front cover and spine decorated with gilt floral and vegetal Art Nouveau motifs
Spine
Decorated spine with gilt title and ornamental designs
Endpapers
Original decorative endpapers inspired by peacock-feather motifs
Binding condition
Very good overall condition; minor wear consistent with age
4. Content
Content description
English translation of the quatrains attributed to the Persian poet Omar Khayyám by Edward FitzGerald. The work represents one of the most influential literary interpretations of Persian poetry in the English language and is presented in this edition with an important pictorial programme created by Edmund Dulac.
Notable illustrations
Full-page colour plates and decorative compositions inspired by early twentieth-century Orientalism
Colophon
The text concludes with the word “TAMAM”
5. General notes
Note 1
Bibliographically identified as the illustrated Edmund Dulac edition published by Hodder and Stoughton, London, circa 1909
Note 2
No publication date appears in the examined pages of the copy
Note 3
Considered one of the most important illustrated editions of Omar Khayyám's work
Note 4
The colour plates were printed by Henry Stone & Son Ltd., Banbury
Note 5
Letterpress printing executed by T. and A. Constable at the Edinburgh University Press
6. Subjects
Main subject
Persian literature
Subsubjects
Persian poetry; English translations; Orientalism; illustrated books; Edward FitzGerald; Edmund Dulac; book arts; bibliography and book collecting
7. Copy record
Shelfmark
2021
Condition
Very good overall condition; complete, clean and well-preserved interior; illustrations in excellent condition
Provenance
Library of Alfred Gallart i Genis
Copy notes
Preserves a manuscript inscription by Teresa Gallart reading “Regal del meu pare a la diada de Santa Teresa de 1970”. The copy retains its original decorative endpapers, colour plates and original publisher's binding.