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1930réf. 1285981930. First Edition. Signed. POGçNY Willy illustrator. Rubiyt of Omar Khayym. London: George G. Harrap & Co. 1930. Octavo original full turquoise morocco gilt-stamped floral medallion with multicolored onlays to front cover raised bands top edge gilt uncut original publisher's box. $2200.Signed limited edition of Willy Pogny's illustrated Rubaiyat number 25 of 750 copies for sale in the U.K. of a total edition of 1250 copies with 12 mounted color plates and intricate in-text decorations signed twice by the artist elegantly bound in gilt-decorated morocco in the publisher's original box.Hungarian-born Pogny ""specialized in gift book embellishment both before and after the First World War"" Harthan 242. A prolific artist Pogny produced illustrations for more than 150 books in his lifetime including many classics of children's literature such as Mother Goose. He first illustrated the Rubaiyat in 1909 and provided a new entirely different set of illustrations for this 1930 signed limited edition of Edward FitzGerald's classic 1859 translation. Khayyam's ""brief verses vary in themeÉ from sophisticated satires on the unreasonableness of human passion to the passionate lyrics on the joys and sorrows of love and wine and on the wisdom of grasping pleasure while we can"" Hornstein Percy and Brown 377. Signed by Pogny in ink at the limitation page and in pencil on the additional etched frontispiece. Greer 121d. Contemporary owner signature.A fine copy in a worn original publisher's box. hardcover
1940réf. 13729New York: Thomas Y. Crowell Co 1940. Hardcover. Fine/near fine. Quarto 171pp. illustrated with numerous tipped-in plates and smaller gold and black illustrations. Many pages unopened; a very sharp clean copy in fine condition. In a near fine dsut jacket with just a few small droplet stains near the base of the spine overall much nicer than usually seen. Absolutely a gift-quality example of this lively illustrated edition. Thomas Y. Crowell Co hardcover
réf. 71614London: George G. Harrap and Co. 1909. Metaphysical Poetry FINELY-BOUND FIRST POGANY ILLUSTRATED EDITION. Quarto 28 x 20cm unpaginated. Highly calligraphic and decorated dichromatic text with 24 chromolithographic plates by Pogany interspersed after every two or three leaves. Recently re-bound in red full morocco with raised bands and gilt decoration to spine gilt titles to a black label to upper and further gilt decoration to upper. All edges gilt and marbled endpapers. Black ink ownership of Aida Foster to half-title dated December 1910 and some light spotting to first few leaves otherwise internally clean. A crease to plates facing 'Here with a loaf of bread' and 'For in and out'. Presented in an attractive new leather binding. Very good. 'Ah make the most of what we yet may spend / Before we too into Dust descend'. Polymath poet philosopher and scientist Khayyam was one of the greatest minds of the Islamic Golden Age whose enduring presence in the Anglophone world was cemented by the translations of FitzGerald. London: George G. Harrap and Co., 1909 unknown
réf. 024161Garden City New York U.S.A.: Thomas Y. Crowell Company. First Thus . Slipcased. Very Good. Pogany Willy. Soft watercolor illustrations by Hungarian artist Willy Pogny are tipped in on a frontispiece & 8 internal plates throughout the 94 pages of this lovely pocket-size edition of Omar Khayyam's classic love poem in English translation likely Edward Fitzgerald's but unattributed here. No date c. 1910 when Pogany was working in his distinctive Art Nouveau style. This small 4" x 5" hardcover has light gray-tan cloth-covered boards with an intricate gilt design & lettering stamped to front & spine. Condition is VG: soil & foxing to exterior boards but interior is clean with mild offsetting to endpapers light tanning to pages. Old gift inscription dated 1937 to ffep else completely unmarked. Deckle-edged pages. No DJ. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays Pacific time; later orders weekends & holidays ship very next business day. 0 Thomas Y. Crowell Company unknown
réf. 024309Garden City New York U.S.A.: Thomas Y. Crowell Company. First Thus . Slipcased. Very Good. Pogany Willy. Hungarian artist Willy Pogny provides both black-and-white illustrations endpapers & a full-color frontispiece 11 tipped-in plates to bring this handsome edition of the Rubaiyat to life. In 175 pages this is the First & Fourth renderings into English Verse by Edward Fitzgerald. N.d. Hardcover 6.25" x 8" has sumptuous pumpkin-colored cloth over boards with gilt lettering & intricate gilt designs to both front & spine. Rough-cut fore edge page edges gilt to top outer page edges. Condition is VG: mild soil & fading to upper & lower extremities interior completely clean & unmarked with mild page tanning heavier around all edges. The clipped DJ is just Fair: missing large sections along top edges chips & tears & creasing to all extremities; nicely protected in new clear mylar cover free. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same Day Shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays Pacific time; later orders weekends & holidays ship very next business day. 0 Thomas Y. Crowell Company unknown
réf. 66698London: George C. Harrap and Co. 1934. Fairy tales FIRST THUS fourth rendering in English by Fitzgerald. Octavo 21 x 15cm unpaginated. With eight colour plates by Pogany including a frontispiece and numerous black and white illustrations throughout. Publisher's green cloth with gilt motif to upper board and gilt lettering to spine. With the illustrated dust-jacket. Fly-leaf cancelled. Toning to rear endpaper light toning to edges of textblock some very light marking to cloth. Dust-jacket sunned with wear to edges open tear at spine 3cm archival tape applied to entire length of jacket upper joint. Very good. 'Ah make the most of what we yet may spend / Before we too into Dust descend.' Polymath poet philosopher and scientist Khayyam was one of the greatest minds of the Islamic Golden Age whose enduring presence in the Anglophone world was cemented by the translations of FitzGerald. London: George C. Harrap and Co., 1934 unknown
1930réf. 15152New York: Thomas Y. Crowell. Near Fine in Good dust jacket. Hardcover. Orange cloth cover with gilt blind stamped decor has sunning to the spine caps and a very modest ding along the top edge of the front board otherwise pristine. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Pages are toned but clean and near pristine. Dust jacket has multiple small chips and light scuffing but clean bright and in good condition. Publisher's price of $3.00 on DJ flap. DJ protected by a brand new clear acid-free mylar cover. We add mylar covers to all books with DJs to preserve the DJs and add luster to magnify their beauty. If pictured shown without the mylar cover for an accurate representation of dust jacket. . . c. 1930. Thomas Y. Crowell hardcover
réf. 609288London: George G. Harrap ND. reprint. Hardcover. Good/None. Willy Pogany. Non-Paginated. Illustrated with 16 tipped-in full color plates by Willy Pogany. Brown leather covers with gilt decoration on front cover with green and gray/blue flower motif at center. Title in gilt on spine. Front cover spine cracked and separated majority of its length but cover still holding with interior hinge paper. Edges and corners of covers rubbed. Interior clean and unmarked. Record # 609288 George G. Harrap hardcover
réf. 130414London: George G. Harrap nd. Hardcover. Fair. Unpaginated. 23 cm. 16 colour tipped-in plates. Leather Art Nouveau binding with gilt impressing. Front board loosening spine head chipped corners worn. Ink inscription on fron tfree endpaper. George G. Harrap hardcover
1942réf. K40Philadelphia PA: David McKay 1942. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good. INSCRIBED BY WILLY POGANY ON HALF-TITLE. First Edition. c.1942. Hardcover. Red cloth gilt titles and cover decoration. In clear acetate dustwrapper. 8vo. 101pp. Lavishly illustrated by Willy Pogany. Very Good. Gilt titles lightly rubbed light soiling to boards bottom edge of front board lightly rubbed with some rippling to cloth touch of dampstaining to bottom edge of text block light offsetting to endpapers. David McKay hardcover
1930réf. 8932George G. Harrap 1930. Fair/No Jacket. Hard covers no dust jacket Not the Limited Edition but similar in terms of the fine illustrations by Willy Pogony. Emblem on front cover scratched horizontally; some slight spotting to cover spine dulled. Internally a v.g. copy. 173 1 pp. George G. Harrap hardcover
1942réf. 1667Philadelphia: David McKay Company. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1942. First Edition Thus. First Printing. Hard Cover. Publisher's full maroon cloth gilt lettering and decoration on spine and cover TEG red. Magnificent B&W Art Deco illustrations by Willy Pogany: 16 full-page illustrations as well as nine half-page illustrations and numerous head and tailpieces and text decoration including decorated borders on each page. Printed in Beck Gravure by The Beck Engraving Company of Philadelphia and New York. A beautiful edition of the Rubaiyat. Minor shelf-wear corners lightly bumped; boards lightly rubbed; else fine; unmarked clean tight and square. All text and illustrations in perfect condition. NEAR FINE. B&W Illustrations. Small 4to 9" - 11" tall. vii 101 pp . David McKay Company hardcover
1930réf. 295396Colchester London and Eton: Spottiswoode Ballantyne & Co 1930. Hardcover. Fair. Full leather with green inlay and gold stamping front cover is detached heavy wear to the leather which has begun to powder. Internals are in very good condition including the illustrations by Willy Pogany. Spottiswoode, Ballantyne & Co hardcover
1942réf. 21118David McKay Co. . Good. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Red cloth blind stamped cover with gilt has a ding to edge of rear board is lightly scuffed and lightly soiled caps are lightly frayed corners are worn but cover is in good condition. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Gift inscription in ink on front end sheet. Pages are clean and in very good condition. B&W illustrated frontispiece several B&W illustrations. . 1942. David McKay Co. hardcover
1909réf. 31592London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd 1909. Very Good. London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd. 1909. Early Pogany-illustrated Edition. Tall quarto. Unpaginated. 24 mounted color plates. Attractively bound in publisher's red full morocco; gilt and blank tooling to spine and upper board; top edge gilt; illustrated endpapers. Light wear to edges and joints; slightly bowed towards fore-edge. Binding sound. Aside from some bookseller scribbles and a contemporary gift inscription to preliminaries interior unmarked. A Very Good copy of Fitzgerald's translation of the Persian polymath's classic collection of quatrains here showcasing the Hungarian illustrator's lovely illustrations. George G. Harrap & Co., Ltd unknown
1940réf. 1153126Thomas Y. Crowell Company 1940. Hard cover. Good/Poor. Willy Pogany. No publication date listed but other sources indicate that this copy was printed sometime in the 1940s. 10 color plates illustrated by Willy Pogany. Jacket is worn along edges with several large chips but is held together by a mylar cover. Fingerprint smudges and scuff marks on jacket not affecting legibility. Partially torn price sticker from previous seller on front jacket flap. Top edge of front cover is dented. Spine is bumped but binding is secure. Pages are lightly tanned but otherwise clean and unmarked. As is. Thomas Y. Crowell Company unknown
1913réf. 307752London : George G. Harrap & Co 1913. First Edition. Hardcover. Worn copy bound in full leather with a leather gilt-blocked label to the spine. Some wear and tear to the spine and panel edges as with age. Includes previous owner's inscription. Physical description; 186 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm. Subjects; Persian poetry 747-1500 ; Translations into English. Persian poetry ; Translations into English. Illustration of books. Persian poetry. English poetry Translations from Persian. London : George G. Harrap & Co hardcover
réf. 101950London George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd. Ca 1940’s. Hardback 9 x 6 inches. In later leather craft binding with gilt lettering and raised leather jug design to front. Marbled endpapers. In very good condition. Later leather craft binding. No inscriptions. Some slight tanning to pages with one or two minor handling marks. Page edges rough cut. Else a very good clean and tight copy. 75pp 16 mounted colour plates.; Each page is illustrated with border in green. London, George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd. Ca 1940’s hardcover
réf. 53734London: George G. Harrap N.d. 4to. 128 pp. Publisher's pebbled brown morocco gilt lettered to the spine and with blindstamped decoration to the upper board top edge gilt others untrimmed later gift inscription to the half title. 24 colour plates colour decorations in and around the text throughout. Covers lightly worn very good overall. These Harrap editions of Pogany's illustrated Rubaiyat were issued from 1909 onwards through to the 1930s and occasionally beyond though the imprints are mostly undated. Evidence would suggest that those copies with 24 plates as here were first or early printings. The general patina of this particular copy would suggest that this is the case. London: George G. Harrap unknown
1930réf. 52120London: George G. Harrap c. 1930s. 8vo. 72 pp. Publisher's brown limp morocco ornate gilt lettering and decoration to the spine and upper coverthe latter with inlaid red leather flowers top edge gilt the others untrimmed. 16 tipped in colour plates. Mild bumping to the edges slight darkening to the spine a pleasing copy. London: George G. Harrap unknown
réf. 1329330161.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1920réf. 75775London: George G. Harrap 1920. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. Later printing. Green cloth stamped in blue. Sixteen mounted color plates by Willy Pogany. Tiny ink mark front fly else fine in near fine price-clipped dustwrapper with some very shallow chips at the extremities. A handsome copy of an attractive volume. George G. Harrap hardcover books
1930réf. 1285981930. First Edition. Signed. POGçNY Willy illustrator. Rubiyt of Omar Khayym. London: George G. Harrap & Co. 1930. Octavo original full turquoise morocco gilt-stamped floral medallion with multicolored onlays to front cover raised bands top edge gilt uncut original publisher's box. $2200.Signed limited edition of Willy Pogny's illustrated Rubaiyat number 25 of 750 copies for sale in the U.K. of a total edition of 1250 copies with 12 mounted color plates and intricate in-text decorations signed twice by the artist elegantly bound in gilt-decorated morocco in the publisher's original box.Hungarian-born Pogny ""specialized in gift book embellishment both before and after the First World War"" Harthan 242. A prolific artist Pogny produced illustrations for more than 150 books in his lifetime including many classics of children's literature such as Mother Goose. He first illustrated the Rubaiyat in 1909 and provided a new entirely different set of illustrations for this 1930 signed limited edition of Edward FitzGerald's classic 1859 translation. Khayyam's ""brief verses vary in themeÉ from sophisticated satires on the unreasonableness of human passion to the passionate lyrics on the joys and sorrows of love and wine and on the wisdom of grasping pleasure while we can"" Hornstein Percy and Brown 377. Signed by Pogny in ink at the limitation page and in pencil on the additional etched frontispiece. Greer 121d. Contemporary owner signature.A fine copy in a worn original publisher's box. hardcover books
1930réf. 295396Colchester London and Eton: Spottiswoode Ballantyne & Co 1930. Hardcover. Fair. Full leather with green inlay and gold stamping front cover is detached heavy wear to the leather which has begun to powder. Internals are in very good condition including the illustrations by Willy Pogany. Spottiswoode, Ballantyne & Co hardcover books
1909réf. 31592London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd 1909. Very Good. London: George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd. 1909. Early Pogany-illustrated Edition. Tall quarto. Unpaginated. 24 mounted color plates. Attractively bound in publisher's red full morocco; gilt and blank tooling to spine and upper board; top edge gilt; illustrated endpapers. Light wear to edges and joints; slightly bowed towards fore-edge. Binding sound. Aside from some bookseller scribbles and a contemporary gift inscription to preliminaries interior unmarked. A Very Good copy of Fitzgerald's translation of the Persian polymath's classic collection of quatrains here showcasing the Hungarian illustrator's lovely illustrations. George G. Harrap & Co., Ltd unknown books
