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  SUPERBLY BOUND IN A JEWELLED BINDING; SET WITH 37 JEWELS BY SANGORSKI & SUTCLIFFE; ONE OF ONLY 10 EXAMPLES

  FITZGERALD, Edward. With illustrations by Edmund Dulac.

  The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.

  London: Hodder and Stoughton, c. 1910.

  Exceptionally rare bound in jewelled binding, set with 37 jewels by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Quarto, reproduced from a manuscript illuminated by F. Sangorski  G. & Sutcliffe, with miniatures after E. Geddes, original red straight-grained morocco, upper cover with central sunken oval green morocco panel and a Peacock with light green, blue, white, and brown morocco onlays, the Peacock with an outstretched tail with feathers intricately gilt with blue heart onlays, set with a circle of 31 gold and torquoise garnets, the eye and comb in white morocco, all surrounded by a gilt floral background with large Tudor roses in corners, all within a blue morocco gilt tooled border, lower cover in a matching Tudor rose design, edges gauffered and gilt, spine in 5 compartments with 4 raised bands, green morocco lettering-pieces in two, the rest with a grape or Tudor rose design, blue morocco doublures, blue watered silk endleaves, two filigree brass clasps fitted with 6 jewels. Original cloth folding case, bookplate. An exceptional piece of history.

  Price: $125,000.00     Item Number: 150950

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