[Hand-Colored & Extra Illustrated] Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam E-List 23 ) Hand-illuminated manuscript title pages

) Hand-illuminated manuscript title pages and hand-illuminated initials and tailpieces by Helen S

Some minor spots of rubbing

with several gilt-ruled borders

points where glass lantern slides would be shown

[Hand-Colored & Extra Illustrated] Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam E-List 23 ) Hand-illuminated manuscript title pagesFitzgerald, Edward (translator). The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Dodge Publishing Co., 1916. Originally issued with frontispiece and four tipped in color plates by Adelaide Hanscom, all of the original plates have been removed and plates of Persian artwork added in their place. Further, an additional plate has been added in the rear of the book: a drawing in pen & watercolors of a woman in Persian garb, with elaborate jewelry, headpiece, and flowing