The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám. POGANY, Willy (illus.); FITZGERALD, Edward (trans.).

First Pogany edition, number 320 of 525 copies signed by the artist. The limited edition was also issued in green suede. The Sphere found this "a singularly handsome volume. This artist has a wonderful colouring and a genuine Oriental atmosphere. Every true Omarian will add this book to his library". The Sphere, 18 September 1909. Large octavo. With 24 tipped-in colour plates. Original green cloth, spine and front cover lettered and elaborately blocked in gilt, pictorial endpapers, top edge gilt, others untrimmed. Spine sunned, extremities a little bumped, a few spots of foxing, plates bright. A very good copy.