Justin h mccarthy (968 risultati)

Paperback. Condizione: Fair. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

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Paperback or Softback. Condizione: New. The Dryad. Book.

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Leather Bound. Condizione: Very Good. VG red leather boards with gilt lettering along spine; cover has R. Frank stamped on it in gilt. Binding and hinges tight and square; contents clean and unmarked. No dust jacket. 289 pp. Bibliography. Size 7.5x 5.5" Includes three versions of the Rubaiyat.

PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hard Cover. Condizione: Good. No Jacket. Reissue. Reissue. Edges rubbed, spine slightly toned. Portions of publisher's slipcase included. 1900 Hard Cover. xlii, 289 pp. Cream leather spine, brown leather boards and spine label, gilt titles and decorations, top edge gilt, illustrated endpapers. Woodcut frontispiece. A collection of verse translations by Edward Fitzgerald and E.H. Whinfield, together with the prose version of Justin McCarthy, edited with an introduction by Jessie B. Rittenhouse. Also includes: a poem entitled To Omar Khayyam written by Andrew Lang; a brief biography of Khayyam; notes by Edward Fitzgerald on his translations; On Reading the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam in a Kentish Rose Garden by Mathilde Blind; comparative stanzas; a bibliography of foreign translations, Fitzgerald's English translations, American editions of Fitzgerald's translations, and later English translations. Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam is the title that Edward FitzGerald gave to his 1859 translation from Persian to English of a selection of quatrains attributed to Omar Khayyam (1048 - 1131), dubbed "the Astronomer-Poet of Persia". Although commercially unsuccessful at first, FitzGerald's work was popularised from 1861 onward by Whitley Stokes, and the work came to be greatly admired by the Pre-Raphaelites in England. FitzGerald had a third edition printed in 1872, which increased interest in the work in the United States. By the 1880s, the book was extremely popular throughout the English-speaking world, to the extent that numerous 'Omar Khayyam clubs' were formed and there was a 'fin de siecle cult of the Rubaiyat.' FitzGerald's work has been published in several hundred editions and has inspired similar translation efforts in English, Hindi and in many other languages. …

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Paperback or Softback. Condizione: New. Marjorie. Book.

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Unknown Binding. Condizione: Good. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show light edge wear with rubbing/light scuffing. Binding is tight, hinges strong. Previous owners name on end paper.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day.

Paperback or Softback. Condizione: New. If I Were King (Cram Edition). Book.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fair. 1st Edition. 12 mo., vintage hardcover, good over-all condition except the title and copyright pages are missing. also the 18 pages of introductory Roman-numeral text (\(xviii\)) is not there. But it is definitely a first edition from 1887, and is described clearly as such. with the paisley endpapers, title and author print and embossed square and rectangle on front cover. It has a partial (taped) at spine edge. A great reading copy of old Ireland from inception to 1886. a genuine, 139-year-old piece of history with a beautiful cover. here's how AI describes:Format/Binding: 12mo. Bound in the original dark green publisher's cloth. Front board features bright, crisp gilt title and author lettering set within distinct blind-embossed geometric shapes (a rectangle above and a square below the title). Spine features the author's name "McCarthy" in gilt at the foot. Collation/Pagination: 368 pp. text is complete from Chapter 1 through to the end of the comprehensive index. Condition Notes: Good overall condition for its age. This copy lacks the initial title page and copyright page; however, the unique binding traits securely identify this as the scarce 1887 true American First Edition published by Belford, Clarke & Co. (Chicago). Interior: Retains the highly distinctive, original pink and beige decorative paisley patterned endpapers at both the front and rear. Internal text block is clean, securely bound, and free of heavy foxing or major staining. Defects: There is a partial repair (taped) along the spine edge [Seller note: specify if this is the outer spine cloth or the inner hinge]. Wear consistent with age to the corners and spine ends.…

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