Rubáiyát of Omar Kahayyám the Astronomer-Poet of Persia

Fitzgerald, Edward (trans.) . Rubáiyát of Omar Kahayyám the Astronomer-Poet of Persia. London: Macmillan and Co. , 1897. Fifth edition. 8vo. 112pp. Original ivory vellum with gold borders and lettering on spine. A collection of four line poems each divided into a pair of two line stanzas. Omar Kahayyám was a 12th century Persian poet. He also wrote on philosophy and mathematics. The Edward Fitzgerald translation played a critical role in popularizing Kahayyám in the West. Includes a biographical introduction that includes information on the publication history of this translation, which was first produced in 1839. Text has been translated from the original Farsi. Head and tail of spine shelfworn. Endpapers yellowed. Overall in good + condition. g+. Hardcover. (37337) $65