The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
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The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam:
1989 The Penguin Poetry Library (Penguin Books) with Dick Davis Intro. Edition

This 1989 edition is from Penguin Books, under their Penguin Poetry Library line. It has an thorough introduction from Dick Davis and three appendix sections, one of which is the fifth edition text.

The title page for the first edition text looks pretty similar to the original Bernard Quaritch title page shown in this 1902 Thomas B. Mosher Bernard Quaritch 1859 Facsimile Edition, ‘Title page (2) of the first edition, Quaritch 1859 (facsimile)’ image.

This edition is part of a greater collection from Barbara Campbell that I purchased a portion of.

1989 The Penguin Poetry Library (Penguin Books) with Dick Davis Intro. Edition

Publisher: Penguin Books

Press: Cox & Wyman Ltd, Reading, Berks

Year: 1989

Typography Design: Rowland Phototypesetting Ltd, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

Introduction(s) by: Dick Davis

ISBN: 0-14-058606-7

Added to Site: 2026-05-05

Originally from the collection of Barbara Campbell

The Book Itself

The printing info is: “Printed and bound in Great Britain by Cox & Wyman Ltd, Reading, Berks Typeset in 10 1/2 /13pt Linotron 202 Aldus by Rowland Phototypesetting Ltd, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk”

It contains three appendix sections: the fifth edition text, quatrains only found in the second edition, and variants not found in the first/fifth edition. I have taken sample pictures of these sections.

The introduction contains multiple sub-sections/chapters.

Cover
Cover
Initial title page with little intro
Initial title page with little intro
Title page
Title page
Copyright/Publishing Info
Copyright/Publishing Info
Table of contents
Table of contents
Introduction first page
Introduction first page
Introduction second page
Introduction second page
Introduction Omar Khayyam section first page
Introduction Omar Khayyam section first page
Introduction Edward Fitzgerald section first page
Introduction Edward Fitzgerald section first page
Introduction Fitzgerald's Rubaiayt section first page
Introduction Fitzgerald's Rubaiayt section first page
Introduction last page
Introduction last page
Note on the Text
Note on the Text
Poetry title page
Poetry title page
Appendix 2: Quatrains from the Second Edition - first page
Appendix 2: Quatrains from the Second Edition - first page
Appendix 3: Variants Absent from the First and Fifth Editions - first page
Appendix 3: Variants Absent from the First and Fifth Editions - first page
Appendix 3: Variants Absent from the First and Fifth Editions - second page
Appendix 3: Variants Absent from the First and Fifth Editions - second page
Glossary
Glossary
Penguin Ad Contact
Penguin Ad Contact
Penguin Classics Ad
Penguin Classics Ad
Penguin Poetry Library ad
Penguin Poetry Library ad
Spine
Spine
Back Cover
Back Cover

The Poetry

Quatrain I, II, and III
Quatrain I, II, and III
Quatrain XXVIII - XXXII
Quatrain XXVIII - XXXII
Kuza-Nama: Quatrain LIX - LXII
Kuza-Nama: Quatrain LIX - LXII
Appendix 1: Text of the Fifth Edition - first page
Appendix 1: Text of the Fifth Edition - first page

Originally from the collection of Barbara Campbell. Thank you!

Curated by Sarah Sunday and others as noted

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