[Illuminated | Extra Illustrated | Philosopher Press] Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam

The Second Version of the Translations by Edward Fitzgerald from Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Wausau, Wisconsin: Printed by Van Vechten & Ellis for The Philosopher Press, 1901). Limited to 100 copies, of which this is #91. [14] French-fold leaves. Title page with watercolor inscription: “Iluminated [sic] by / Charles M. Plein / Omaha Neb. / Oct 1915”; two glossy leaves with examples of the border decoration laid in. Each text page with an elaborate decorative border beautifully colored by hand, along with an original watercolor illustration by Plein tipped-in before the title page on a thick, glossy cardstock. The illustration is heightened with gold illumination, featuring a man dressed in a turban and holding a scimitar above his head, enveloped in a mix of billowing cloth and smoke emanating from a decorative vase below. The scene is framed with a border of grapes and vines on a burnished gilt ground, with a chalice poised prominently at the top of the image. Bound in 3/4 maroon mo