Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam; and the Salaman and Absal of Jami
 
Bernard Quaritch, 15 Piccadilly, London, 1879, 4th Edition. Deluxe hard, double binding. Inner covers are burgundy leather with a gilt decorative fillet. Outer front cover has gilt  cartouche with a mystical bird and a border enhanced with florals, vines and jewels. Outer back cover has gilt cartouche with a jewel-eyed serpent in a fruit tree, framed by florals and vines.  The words of a Persian poem are stamped in gilt lettering on the back of each of  the outer covers.  Green leather box, lined with green moir� and velvet. 112 pages., 7" x 5",  Bound by Rivere & Son.

Provenance: Descended in the Family of Captain Joseph T. Jones, Buffalo, NY

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