A less usual translation of the great poetical work by prolific English poet Richard Le Gallienne, beginning with an apology from the author with a gentle critique of the iconic Edward Fitzgerald rendering. This third edition adds fifty new quatrains from those printed earlier.The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam - a Paraphrase from Several Literal Translations by Richard le Gallienne. Published by Grant Richards 1901. Third edition. 95pp. Hardback, blue cloth boards. Book condition: Poor - lacks front free endpaper. Binding slightly weak - stitching visible at half-title. Modest wear to extremes of spine. Internally and externally clean. No former owner inscriptions.