The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
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The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam:
1898 Brentano's Edition

This 1898 edition from Brentano’s contains the fourth edition text, english prose of the ‘Quatrains of Omar Khayyam’ by Justin Huntly McCarthy, and an address by John Hay. The pages are very thin/faded (you can see the reverse side text very easily).

Update 2022-12-07: posted about the cover repair.

1898 Brentano's Edition

Publisher: Brentano's (New York)

Year: 1898

Introduction(s) by: John Hay (An Address)

The Book Itself

Initial title page
Initial title page
Title page
Title page
Copyright
Copyright
Table of contents
Table of contents
Address title page
Address title page
Address by John Hay
Address by John Hay
Rubaiyat title page
Rubaiyat title page
Omar Khayyam title page
Omar Khayyam title page
Omar Khayyam by Edward FitzGerald
Omar Khayyam by Edward FitzGerald
McCarthy Omar Khayyam title page
McCarthy Omar Khayyam title page
McCarthy Omar Khayyam poem
McCarthy Omar Khayyam poem
Notes
Notes
Justin Huntly McCarthy Prose Title Page
Justin Huntly McCarthy Prose Title Page
To Cecilia Poem
To Cecilia Poem
Omar Khayyam preface before McCarthy prose
Omar Khayyam preface before McCarthy prose

The Poetry

Quatrain I-II
Quatrain I-II
Quatrain VI-VIII
Quatrain VI-VIII
Quatrain XII-XIV
Quatrain XII-XIV
McCarthy Prose Quatrains
McCarthy Prose Quatrains

Repairs

The cover was splitting off so I used some archival quality Lineco glue to fix it. See the before/after below.

Cover (pre-repair)
Cover (pre-repair)
Cover (repaired)
Cover (repaired)

Curated by Sarah Sunday and others as noted

If you wish to contribute with your own editions, or have any questions, please email me at contact@therubaiyatofomarkhayyam.com

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