28th Jul, 2021 10:30 GMT/BST
Dulac (Edmond, illustrator). Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Rendered into English Verse by Edward Fitzgerald, London: Hodder and Stoughton, [1909]. 4to, original vellum, spine and front cover lettered and decorated in gilt, top edge gilt, others untrimmed, 20 colour plates tipped to japon mounts within decorative borders, contemporary gift inscription ('Jack Badeley, from Lillie Singer, Christmas '09' to recto of limitation leaf), bookplate of Christopher Hatton Turnor (1873-1940), contemporary green morocco shelfmark label to foot of spine, ties detached and laid in, light soiling to spine and along top edge of front cover, a few scuffs and marks to rear cover (qty: 1) First edition thus, deluxe issue, number 549 of 750 copies signed by the illustrator.
Sold for £420
Estimated at £250 - £350
Auction: Books, Maps & Manuscripts, 28th Jul, 2021
Books, Maps & Manuscripts
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