[Vellucent Panel] Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Roycrofters Aux XVe et XVIe Siecles

Aux XVe et XVIe Siecles

The initials have been designed by the bookbinder Peter Verburg

vignette headpieces on text pages

Bound in dark navy leather by Zaehnsdorf with the character Ben Allah Achmet in inlaid and painted leather in the bottom right hand corner of the front board

[Vellucent Panel] Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Roycrofters Aux XVe et XVIe SieclesFitzgerald, Edward, translator. Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. London: Macmillan & Co., 1909. Bound in red morocco with front cover featuring a central curvilinear gilt decoration, accented with flowers in each corner, surrounding a small vellucent panel in watercolor. Gilt lettering to spine. Though unsigned, almost assuredly done by the bindery Cedric Chivers, given the technique on display. Pink mottled endpapers. Measures approx. 3. 5" x 4. 5". Light