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Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám — 1898 Limited Mosher Edition (Van Gelder Paper)
Offered is an authentic 1898 Fifth Edition of The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, rendered into English verse by Edward FitzGerald, published by Thomas B. Mosher, Portland, Maine.
• Publisher: Thomas B. Mosher
• Year: MDCCCXCVIII (1898)
• Edition: Fifth Edition
• Print run: Limited to 925 copies (stated limitation page)
• Paper: Printed on Van Gelder handmade paper
• Series: Old World Series
• Ink: Red & black title page with Mosher colophon
• Binding: Original limp vellum-style paper wraps with decorative cover
• Provenance: Handwritten 1899 gift inscription present on first flyleaf
• Pages: Deckle edges throughout — authentic to Mosher press productions
Condition Notes
• General age toning appropriate to 19th-century paper
• Wear and staining to the back cover (see photos)
• Binding intact, pages complete, no loose gatherings
• Interior pages clean with only expected foxing/age marks
A fine and desirable example of an early American private press edition of one of the most influential poetic works in English translation. Mosher press editions are prized for their aesthetic craftsmanship, limited runs, and association with the Arts & Crafts era.
