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George G. Harrap, 1940. Hardcover. Fair/No Jacket. first edition of this version, illustrated by Gooden. 5,5cm of the spine has been lost and has been replaced by a small strip of matching leather.the front end page has been removed and the book is foxed throughout. original brown boards with gold gilt are shelf worn. complete with all 4 tipped in plates as called for. the binding is excellent. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.

London: George G. Harrap, 1947 Reprint. HB. Grey cloth with black titlesto spine and front and grapevine motif to front cover, and dustjacket lettered in maroon on green paper with same motif to front. 62pp. With 4 plates from line drawings by Stephen Gooden and two vignette line drawings in text by him. Very Good book in Good only jacket. Clean bright covers, small spot stain to a couple of page margins, browned endpapers and small name and date to flyleaf, otherwise clean pages. Jacket has losses to edges and browning in places, with part of cup mark to back.

Harrap, 1945, second impression of this edition, pp. 62 with four tipped in illustrations by Stephen Gooden. The text is the first Edward Fitzgerald version. Ink inscription on first blanck, else very good in the original cloth.

London: George G. Harrap & Co, 1940. One of 125 copies signed by the artist. 7 copper engravings (4 full page and 3 smaller pieces) by Stephen Gooden. Pp. 63. 8vo., original quarter morocco, green cloth sides, gilt lettering on spine, in the original printed card slipcase with copy number (122) hand written on cover. Spine sunned, slipcase a bit worn at the edges, a little browning on turn-ins, otherwise a very good copy.||The text reprints the first 1859 version of Fitzgerald’s translation of the Rubiayat which he later revised four times. Stephen Gooden produces his usual fine copper engravings which compliment the beautiful text rather well. | One of only 125 copies with Gooden’s fine copper engravings