Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.

Auction 90 | Tuesday, July 21st, 2020 at 1:00pm

Fine Judaica: Printed Books, Manuscripts, Graphic & Ceremonial Arts

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Lot 185

(SZYK, ARTHUR).

Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.

Tendered in English verse by Edward Fitzgerald. Large color plates by Szyk. <<Inscribed by the artist>> to Helen Davidoff, signed and dated, New Canaan, 1947. Original pictorial boards. Lg. 4to.

New York: Heritage Press 1946

Est: $500 - $700

The beautiful illustrations were drawn in color and gold by Arthur Szyk, and engraved in London by the Sun Engraving Company. The text was set, and the pages made-up in English Monotype Sachsenwald with Albertus Capitals, to the design and under the direction of Ernest Ingham at the Fanfare Press in London.