TITLE: Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
EDITOR: Edward Fitzgerald
PUBLISHER: D B Taraporevala Sons
PLACE: Bombay
YEAR: circa 1940s
BINDING: Original green cloth portfolio
NO. OF PAGES: 15 thick sheets with red-and-green drawings and 15 sheets of black ink drawings printed on one side only. These are risque drawings by Mera Ben Kavas Sett in the style of Aubrey Beardsley. With a 12-page booklet carrying introduction by M K Sett and Rubaiyat by Khayyam
SIZE:
HEIGHT: 30 cm
WIDTH: 23 cm
DEPTH: 3 cm
This lot will be sold in "as is" condition.
There may be some minor tears/creases scratches, or holes commensurate with age that may not be visible in the images.
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