Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam 1926 Ottoman Script Turkish Book Signed

Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Turkish Translation by Hüseyin Rıfat (1926, Ottoman Script)

Description:
This rare and valuable edition of Omar Khayyam's Rubaiyat was translated into Turkish by Hüseyin Rıfat and published in 1926, just before Turkey's alphabet reform of 1928. As such, the book is printed not in Latin script but in the Ottoman Turkish alphabet, using Arabic script, making it a remarkable artifact from the final years of the Ottoman cultural era.

What truly elevates this copy is its original handwritten dedication: Translator Hüseyin Rıfat personally signed the book to Hüseyin Daniş, an Iranian-born journalist and author known for his work bridging Persian and Ottoman intellectual circles. This personal connection adds significant historical and cultural value to the item.

Key Features:

• Author: Omar Khayyam

• Translator: Hüseyin Rıfat

• Date: 1926

• Language: Ottoman Turkish (Arabic script)
  

• Signed to: Hüseyin Daniş, Iranian-born journalist and writer

• Condition: Excellent; some pages uncut (never read)

• Pre-Turkish alphabet reform edition

This is an extraordinary example of early 20th-century Turkish literary publishing, blending Persian poetry, Ottoman calligraphy, and Turkish intellectual history. A must-have for collectors of rare books, Ottoman-era literature, or Omar Khayyam’s timeless verses.