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[sturgis-antiques]

The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Year: 1922 Deckle edge water marked Roycroft watermarked paper with Roycroft symbol. Original reverse calf skin dyed purple with blue silk page marker. “Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám is the title that Edward FitzGerald gave to his 1859 translation of a selection of quatrains (rubāʿiyāt) attributed to Omar Khayyam (1048–1131), dubbed “the Astronomer-Poet of Persia”.” #roycroft #rubaiyat #astonomerpoet #antiquebooks #bookcollection #forsale (at Sturgis Antiques & Collectables)