RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM Rendered into English verse By Edward Fitzgerald Illustrated by Sarkis Katchadourian. New York, N.Y.: Grosset Dunlap, Publishers, (1946). First edition thus, first printing. 1946 date printed to the copyright page. A two page essay "Note On The Artist" is followed by "The Astronomer-Poet of Persia", a footnoted eight page biography of Khayyam by Fitzgerald, both preceding the 101 pages of text that is followed by eleven pages containing the 1859 first text version. Illustrated with six lovely color plates, and with evocative pen-and-ink drawings that accompany each page of verse. A well-preserved, lovely binding and book production. Lower corner tips lightly bumped, else nearly fine in bright black linen with gilt embossed illustration to the front cover, and with gilt embossed titles to a burgundy panel bordered by leaf and flower tooling to the spine; in a very good plus to near fine price-clipped dust jacket with tiny chips to the upper and lower spine edges, minor rubbing to the spine panel, and a tiny chip to the upper edge of the rear panel. Tall octavo; 389 pages; colophon page. FREE SHIPPING TO THE USA. PLEASE VIEW OUR STORE FOR MORE GREAT ILLUSTRATED BOOKS THANKS! Created by Seller's Assistant Basic.