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Rare Books DepartmentThis is a rare book from the Berkelouw Rare Books Department.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, n.d. (ab.1910). 4to. Or.full coloured vellum. Gilt embellished on front cover & spine. With ties. T.e.g. other edges uncut. Copiously illustrated with col. tipped-in plates of which some are full-page with printed tissue-guards, sepia text-illusts., and dec. borders. Edition lim. to 250 numbered copies fully autographed ""Rene Bull"". Some foxing confined to the text, but nonetheless an attractive handsome copy.
Stock number: 169956
Published: not specified
The first English translation of the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam was published by Edward FitzGerald in 1859. Since then, it has been published in many sizes, formats and bindings, many of which are very beautiful.
The Rare Books department houses several copies of this fascinating work, including this superb limited edition, signed by the illustrator Rene Bull and published circa 1910.
Rene Bull (1872-1942) was born in Dublin and was inspired by his meeting with the illustrator Caran d’Ache of Paris to begin an artistic career. He made a name as a cartoonist and war artist, and his illustrations for books such as the Rubaiyat and The Arabian Nights show his appreciation of Oriental artistry.
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