64 double pages. Decorative woodcut borders. An unusual oblong-format Bryce with page one containing both the title-page, printed in the plain text of the later issue, and the first page of the preface. Not sewn to create the double-page spreads as found in the first issue. An unusual oblong-format Bryce with page one containing both the title-page, printed in the plain text of the later issue, and the first page of the preface. All edges gilt. Original creamy pale yellow endpapers. 88 x 58 millimetres. Original printed paper covered boards. Minuscule mild creases. This scarce edition is more often found with a printed card binding. Garbett, 18, 40. Bondy, 106. Newsletter of LXiMos16, 5 #7. Spielmann, 395. Welsh, 5354. OCLC, 5427892. WorldCat locates 19 copies worldwide. This 1904 Bryce edition is a beautiful, tangible example of the Victorian obsession with the Rubaiyat, presented in a enchanting format.








