The Golden Asse.
by Lucius Apuleius
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Oregon City, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
London, UK Simpkin Marshall Ltd. , 1928. Hardcover First Edition Thus [1922], Third Printing [1930]. Good: Shows significant indications of use: The binding shows moderate lean; moderate wear to the extremities; some darkening, soiling, and rubbing; former owner's unsigned bookplate affixed to the front pastedown endpaper.The binding remains perfectly secure; the text is clean. Overall, remains a sturdy reading copy with a clean text. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 12mo. xiv, 235 pages. Reprinted from the edition of 1639. Ornamented with black & white Designs by Martin Travers. Translated out of Latin by William Aldington (1566). Blue cloth boards with debossed emblem of the Acropolis and gilded cupid on the spine. Abbey Classics Series, VI. First Edition Thus [1922], Third Printing [1930]. Hardback: Lacks DJ.
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- Seller
- Black Cat Hill Books
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 46581
- Title
- The Golden Asse.
- Author
- Lucius Apuleius
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Thus [1922], Third Printing [1930].
- Publisher
- Simpkin Marshall Ltd. ,
- Place of Publication
- London, UK
- Date Published
- 1928.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Classics; Greek and Latin Classics;
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