1909 Rare First Edition - Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Illustrated By Edmund DulacAuthor: Omar Khayym. Rendered into English Verse by Edward FitzGerald. Illustrated by Edmund Dulac. Title: Rubiyt of Omar Khayym. With Illustrations by Edmund Dulac. Publisher: London, Hodder and Stoughton, no date (circa 1909). First Hodder and Stoughton edition, printed from FitzGerald's second edition "by kind permission of Messrs. Macmillan & Co. Ltd."Language: Text in English. Size: 11 x 9 inches. Pages: Unpaginated. The 110 quatrains printed on

” identifying the respected English binder

first published in French in 1874

The Grand Ball at Elfin Court

The illustrator: Jessie Willcox Smith (1863–1935) was a prominent American illustrator known for her work in children's literature

suggesting the inscription was written in a personal setting and witnessed by others—adding a rare layer of documentary provenance

Illustrations: Complete with four engravings plus the illustrated title page

original publisher's red full-cloth binding with a gilt-stamped illustration of Alice on the front cover (hinges fine

and floral decorations on the spine

blending elements of Art Nouveau with rich storytelling visuals

dated 1905

Early American Edition

Based on the Third London Edition