FITZGERALD, Edward; BULL, René (illus.).

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Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám. Signed limited edition, number 145 of 250 copies signed by the illustrator and bound in vellum. "A capable and assured draughtsman with a distinct comic talent, [Bull] used his first-hand knowledge of Eastern costume and custom to achieve striking effects in the richly coloured illustrations for The Arabian Nights and The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám" (Peppin and Micklethwait, p. 63).Originally published in 1859, FitzGerald's translation slowly gained recognition as a masterpiece of English literature. By the early 1900s, many of FitzGerald's phrases had entered the common stock of English quotations and allusions, and his translation became a favourite of book illustrators of the early 20th century.

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