Description
Offered is an antique 1899 Macmillan “Golden Treasury Edition” of Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, the celebrated Edward FitzGerald English verse rendering that helped make this Persian classic a cornerstone of Victorian/Edwardian literary culture. This copy is especially attractive in a decorative leather-and-cloth binding with raised bands and gilt spine titling, plus marbled endpapers, and it retains personal provenance including a bookplate and a 1952 presentation inscription (“To Torre, with love and gratitude for Paris – Virginia”).
Details
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Title: Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám (The Astronomer-Poet of Persia) Rendered into English Verse
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Publisher: Macmillan and Co., Limited (London) / The Macmillan Company (New York)
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Date: 1899
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Series/issue: Golden Treasury Edition (1899)
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Approx. size: about 6.5 x 4.9 inches (small-format gift-book style)
Notable features
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Leather spine with raised bands and gilt lettering/ornament
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Cloth center panels with leather corners
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Marbled endpapers
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Bookplate: “Charles William Seinger”
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Inscribed and dated 1952 (adds a personal, period provenance layer)
Condition notes
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Noticeable rubbing/wear at the spine/joints with edge loss, plus general scuffing to leather and cloth
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Foxing/spotting on prelim/blank pages as shown
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Comparable 1899 Golden Treasury copies are often offered around $60, and this copy’s upgraded binding supports a modest premium, offset by the joint wear.
