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[RUBAIYAT]. STIRLING, William George (1887?1951), illustrat...
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[RUBAIYAT]. STIRLING, William George (1887?1951), illustrator. The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Translated into English by Edward FitzGerald. Singapore: Fraser & Neave, 1918. 4to. Illustrated.?Publisher?s faded green paper over stiff boards, green cloth spine, gilt titles, blue top edge (rubbing, light soiling). LIMITED EDITION, number 421 of 1,000 copies. Lotus Library Publications no. 1. Text of FitzGerald?s 1859 translation accompanied by 17 unique illustrations and endpaper devices depicting various scenes of opium use and rendered in an uncommon East Asian style. Potter 174.
