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(Vedder, Elihu, illustrator) Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, the Astronomer-Poet of Persia Author: Omar Khayyam Place Published: Boston Publisher: Houghton Mifflin and Company Date Published: 1884 Description: [59] photo-lithographed plates (including frontis, title, and dedication pages) followed by 61 pp. of text, all on double leaves. 21x16 (8¼x6), original gilt decorated brown cloth. Octavo issue of Vedder's masterful interpretation of the Rubaiyat, the collection of Persian poems written in the 11th century by Omar Khayyam reflecting on the fleeting nature of life, love, and the search for meaning and happiness. Condition: Cloth slightly rubbed; hinges shaken; bookplate; title page cut on fore-edge, with small tear; else near fine. Item#: 352829 Headline: Rubaiyat, illustrated by Elihu Veddar