Lot #15: Sumptous 1st Edition 1920 Art Deco Illustrated Book "Rubaiyat Of Omar Khayam" Robert Balfour Tipped In Colour Plates

Contents fine some cover age/use wear as pictured 10.25" x 8" A reviewer in the Bookman considered Constable's 1920 Art Deco edition of the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám to be one of the most beautiful of the many editions of 'Omar' to have ever been published. The early 20th century was a Golden Age for lavish editions of the poem illustrated by the most accomplished artists of the day. Ronald Balfour's stunning Art Deco style, gloriously decadent and risqué as it is, carries a strong echo of Beardsley. His remarkable suite of 38 illustrations epitomizes an the era of opulence, extravagance and a new found freedom of expression following the radical social changes caused by the First World War.https://www.ebay.com/itm/405973377263?_trkparmsamclksrc%3DITM%26aid%3D1110006%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.SIM%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20220405142716%26meid%3Df042fcc4c4fa412fbeeff4e6ebc0604f%26pid%3D101506%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D10%26sd%3D236414406100%26itm%3D405973377263%26pmt%3D0%26noa%3D1%26pg%3D4481478%26algv%3DDefaultOrganicWebWithV11WebTrimmedV3VisualRankerWithKnnV3AndUltBRecallAndCassiniEmbRecall&_trksidp4481478.c101506.m1851 Dimensions: 10.25" x 8" Pickup category timeslot {A}