Item #21122 The Rubaiyat Of Omar Khayyam, Jr.; Translated from the Original Bornese into English Verse by Wallace Irwin, author of "The Love Sonnets of a Hoodlum," with eight illustrations & cover design by Gelett Burgess. Irwin Wallace.

The Rubaiyat Of Omar Khayyam, Jr.; Translated from the Original Bornese into English Verse by Wallace Irwin, author of "The Love Sonnets of a Hoodlum," with eight illustrations & cover design by Gelett Burgess

San Francisco: Elder & Shepard, 1902. Wraps. 50 pages. 23.5 x 16 cm. 8 black and white full-page illustrations, decorative page borders. A smoking-themed parody spurred undoubtedly in part by the proliferation of fine press and arts and crafts editions of the Rubaiyat. The editor here concludes the burning need was not more translators, but for more Omars to translate, thus the son of Omar lying undiscovered in the wilds of Borneo sings the praises of tobacco over alcohol. Unobtrusive owner name on cover. Orig. decorated wrappers, cover design in dark and light blue, white and yellow on green paper. Near fine. Item #21122

Price: $90.00

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