MINACHE (Génia) - 'UMAR HAYYAM. The Rubaiyat, translated from Persian by Franz Toussaint. Paris: Marcel Lubineau, [1957]. — 8vo, loose-leaf, hardcover, with the publisher’s slipcase and dust jacket. An edition of 575 copies printed on pure-fiber Rives vellum, illustrated with 21 watercolors by the Russian artist Génia MINACHE (1907–1972), rendered as color woodcuts by Pierre Jean Mathan, including a vignette on the cover, a frontispiece, a vignette on the title page, a footer, and 16 full-page illustrations. A non-commercial copy, signed by Pierre Jean Mathan. It has been enriched with the following pieces: - Line drawings of the illustrations on Rives vellum. - A monochrome version. - A rejected color illustration. - Color breakdown of an illustration (p. 127). A fine copy. Faint foxing on the cover linings. Provenance: Pierre Jean Mathan Collection.