The Golden Asse of Apuleius
by Adlington, William (trans.)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket as Published
- Seller
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Rio Rancho, New Mexico, United States
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About This Item
London 1904: Grant Richards Ltd., 1913 London 1904: Grant Richards Ltd., 1913 279 pp with deckled edges. A limited edition of 1150 copies. This book has an engraved plate, probably the frontpiece of a Seventeenth Century edition published in Amsterdam, as a frontpiece and intricate scrolling for the initial letter of each chapter. There is some light foxing to the first half dozen pages and the endpapers are tanned from the glue used. The brown boards with tan cloth spine are rubbed at extremities, slightly bowed, with three areas where the pressed surface has been pulled off though the undercolor is the same. The spine has an intricate pattern stamped in gold. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition. Quarter-bound Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket as Published.. Limited Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket as Published.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Catron Grant Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000663
- Title
- The Golden Asse of Apuleius
- Author
- Adlington, William (trans.)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket as Published
- Edition
- Limited Edition.
- Publisher
- Grant Richards Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London 1904
- Date Published
- 1913
- Bookseller catalogs
- English Literature and History; Extraordinary Bindings;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Catron Grant Books
Biblio member since 2012
Rio Rancho, New Mexico
About Catron Grant Books
Specializing in olderbooks on travel and exploration in Asia, and World War II Pacific and Southeast Asia.Online sales and antiquarian book shows in the American West.
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