The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam:
1926 Johnck, Kibbee and Company Lawrence A. Patterson Edition
This 1926 edition comes from Johnck, Kibbee and Company and has illustrations and artwork from Lawrence Patterson. There are both full size illustrations and little small pieces of art contained within.
This edition and its photos were generously contributed by The Book Club of California. Thank you!
Publisher: Johnck, Kibbee and Company (San Francisco)
Year: 1926
Artist: Lawrence A. Patterson
Introduction(s) by: David Anderson ('Critical Analysis')
Contributed by: The Book Club of California
Added to Site: 2025-07-14
The Book Itself
The colophon says: “This book has been hand-set in Humanistic type, based on the best hand lettering of the Humanistic period.”
Johnck, Kibbee, and Company also printed it.
The Poetry
It contains the fourth edition text.
The Illustrations
