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The Golden Ass of Lucius Apuleius
by Adlington, William (Edited with introduction by F.J. Harvey Darton; Illustrations by Philip Hagreen.)
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
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- Seller
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Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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About This Item
London: Navarre Society 1924. (Hardcover) 359pp. Near fine, no dust jacket. A signed fine binding in 3 / 4 green Morocco with marbled boards, the spine with raised bands and tooled in gilt. Top edge gilt, marbled endpapers, and full-page and vignette illustrations. A handsome book. Edited with introduction by F.J. Harvey Darton. Illustrations by Philip Hagreen. . Suitable as a gift. Binding by Zaehnsdorf. Translated by William Adlington. (Fiction).
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- Bookseller
- Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 145819
- Title
- The Golden Ass of Lucius Apuleius
- Author
- Adlington, William (Edited with introduction by F.J. Harvey Darton; Illustrations by Philip Hagreen.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Navarre Society
- Place of Publication
- London
- Keywords
- Fiction
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
Terms of Sale
Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB
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About the Seller
Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB
Biblio member since 2003
Winnipeg, Manitoba
About Burton Lysecki Books, ABAC/ILAB
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Fine Binding
- An elaborate and decorative binding, example including a leather-bound book with gilt edges, raised blind stamps, raised ribs,...
- Marbled boards
- ...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
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