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8vo. ff. [6], 273 [i.e. 261], [1]. Woodcut printer's device on t-p and verso of final leaf, imprint and register at colophon. Italic letter, sporadic Greek and Roman. Capital spaces with small guide-letters. C18th stiff vellum, gilt letterings on green and red morocco labels to spine, slightly overhanging cover edges, a.e.b. Clean and crisp throughout. A bright copy with good margins.Second Giunta edition, Variant B. The first appeared in 1512. Prefatory letter by editor Filippo Pisano addressing Bernardo Strozzi followed by Pisano's advertisement to the reader. This book contains the following works by Latin author Apuleius: the famous Metamorphoses or The Golden Ass; Florida, a compilation of extracts from his various speeches and lectures; On the God of Socrates; Apologia, a speech in his own defense that Apuleius delivered at Sabrata, since he was accused of being a magician; Asclepius, a paraphrase of a lost Greek dialogue featuring Asclepius and Hermes Trismegistus; and On the Universe.… Read More
