Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, and the Salaman and Absal of Jami

This 1879 publication presents an English verse translation of two Persian poetic works. The primary text is the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, rendered by an unnamed translator in its fourth edition, alongside Salaman and Absal by Jami.

The catalog includes an extensive biographical introduction to Omar Khayyam (d. 1123), the astronomer-poet of Persia, drawing from historical sources including Nizam ul-Mulk's testament. It recounts Omar's schooling under Imam Mowaffak at Naishapur alongside two fellow students—the future vizier and the ill-fated Hasan ben Sabbah, who later became the infamous "Old Man of the Mountains." The introduction details Omar's scholarly accomplishments, including his role reforming the Persian calendar and composing astronomical tables, while noting his controversial philosophical stance regarding faith and sensory experience. The translator discusses the rarity and textual corruption of Omar's manuscripts across Eastern and Western libraries, comparing manuscript traditions from Oxford, Calcutta, and Lucknow collections.