Sunday, October 13, 2024
LOT #233

Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Book and French Illumination Assortment

(4) total items including a “Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam” translated by Edward Fitzgerald, illustrations by Edmund Dulac, published 1909 by Hodder and Stoughton, first trade edition, having twenty color plates, (2) illuminated framed pages from The Book of Hours with one frame having two pages, both matted in gold painted wood frames; together with “An Essay on Musical Expression”, printed by C. Davis in 1753, second edition which included four pull-outs

Estimate: $300 - $500

Hammer Price: $350

Dimensions: Height: 11 inches, Width: 13 inches (largest)

Condition: Rubliayat having discolored spine and bubbling on cover, Illuminations having waviness in frames, one slipped in frame, frames having minor wear, Essay having new half bound cover leather over boards, half title dust soiled, Rubliayat having discolored spine and bubbling on cover, Illuminations having waviness in frames, one slipped in frame, frames having minor wear, Essay having new half bound cover leather over boards, half title dust soiled

Disclaimers: individual pages have not been inspected

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