Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam; and the Salaman and Absal
of Jami
Bernard Quaritch, 15 Piccadilly, London, 1879, 4th Edition. Deluxe
hard, double binding. Inner covers are burgundy leather with a gilt
decorative fillet. Outer front cover has gilt cartouche with a mystical
bird and a border enhanced with florals, vines and jewels. Outer back
cover has gilt cartouche with a jewel-eyed serpent in a fruit tree, framed
by florals and vines. The words of a Persian poem are stamped in gilt
lettering on the back of each of the outer covers. Green leather box,
lined with green moir� and velvet. 112 pages., 7" x 5", Bound by Rivere &
Son.
Provenance: Descended in the Family of Captain Joseph T.
Jones, Buffalo, NY |