Singha, Rhama and Esther O'Neill — Omar's Rubaiyat Re-Written

New York , Vantage Press, Inc., 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 8vo 8" - 9" tall. An imaginative reworking of the Omar Khayyam classic by the Portland, Oregon-based occultist and self-acclaimed medium and healer. The author claims to oppose a reading of the Rubaiyat as a hodonistic, materialistic or cynical poem so as to find a redolent poem underneath the obvious symbology and with deeply personal, Spiritual messages, re-written "clairaudiently," she says. Bound in teal-blue cloth over boards, previous owner's inscription inside front flap. Tape residue inside front and rear endpapers. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, moderately worn, a bit chipped, protected by a plastic coat, not price-clipped but with tape shadows. 47 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Good/Good,