[ILLUSTRATED BOOKS]. POGANY, Willy (1882-1955). Rubaiyat of...
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[ILLUSTRATED BOOKS]. POGANY, Willy (1882-1955). Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. London: George G. Harrap & Co., [1930].
Small 4to. 12 mounted plates in color, numerous mounted head-pieces on india paper, and an ADDITIONAL ETCHED FRONTISPIECE SIGNED BY POGANY. Original teal niger, upper cover with a gilt medallion of morocco onlays in various colors, spine in 5 compartments with 4 raised bands, gilt-lettering at end compartments, top edge gilt, others uncut (spine and covers sunned as usual).
LIMITED EDITION, number 289 of 750 copies for England AGAIN SIGNED BY POGANY on the limitation, from a total edition of 1250 (500 were issued in the United States). The American issue, published by Thomas Y. Crowell, was issued in a much smaller octavo size making this the preferred large paper edition.
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[ILLUSTRATED BOOKS]. POGANY, Willy (1882-1955). Rubaiyat of...
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