rubaiyat of omar khayyam

i always see copies of omar khayyam's rubaiyat everywhere (flea markets, thrift stores, antique malls, etc...), and i always wonder why. it's beautiful. i guess some don't give it a chance. i've never seen an edition this lovely.

and those who husbanded the golden grain,
and those who flung it to the winds like rain,
alike to no such aureate earth are turn'd
as, buried once, men want dug up again.

the illustrations by sarkis katchadourian are amazing. i love the unibrows! i would also love a print or two of these painting to hang in my home.

rubaiyat of omar khayyam
translated by edward fitzgerald
1946, grosset & dunlap, new york
paintings and decorations by sarkis katchadourian

collections

a set of 2 books presented as a collection.

anna karenina by leo tolstoy with an introduction by james t. farrell
living library edition, 1946, the world publishing co.
translated by constance garnett
illustrated by laszlo matulay

nine plays by eugene o'neill, selected by the playwright himself, with an introduction by joseph wood krutch
1932, liveright, inc.