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APULEIUS Apuleius Madaurensis Platonicus, serio castigates
by APULEIUS
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
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About This Item
1628 Apuleius Metamorphoses Socrates & Plato Philosophy Florida Golden Ass Mundo
Apuleius's 'Metamorphoses', also known as 'The Golden Ass,' is the only ancient Roman novel to exist complete as it was originally written. This work is a collection short tales following Lucius and his curios desire for magic. Apuleius describes interesting and bizarre encounters including sword swallowers, evil witches and bodily dismemberment, notes of mythological gods, daring escapes, and adventure.
This collection of the works of Apuleius was edited by Peter Schriver and published by Janson in Amsterdam. Works included in this small book include:
• "Florida"
• "Apologia"
• "Metamorphoseon", or "of Asino Avero"
• "On the God of Socrates"
• "On Philosophy"
• "On Plato and his Doctrine"
• "De Mundo", or "On the Universe"
Item number: #21434
Price: $499
APULEIUS
Apuleius Madaurensis Platonicus, serio castigates
Amsterodami: Apud J. Jansonium, 1628.
Details:
• Collation: Complete with all pages
o [12], 382
o Includes engraved title page
• Language: Latin
• Binding: Leather; tight and secure
• Size: ~4.25in X 2in (11cm x 5.5cm)
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- Bookseller
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21434
- Title
- APULEIUS Apuleius Madaurensis Platonicus, serio castigates
- Author
- APULEIUS
- Format/Binding
- Leather; tight and secure
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J. Jansonium
- Place of Publication
- Amsterodami
- Date Published
- 1628
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1628 Apuleius Metamorphoses Socrates & Plato Philosophy Florida Golden Ass Mundo, rare, antique, old, first edition, 1st state, provenance, signed, inscribed, dust jacket, vellum, manuscript, engravings, illustrations, leather, plates, maps, antiquarian
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