The Satyricon of Petronius
by Arrowsmith, William (Translator)
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good Plus
- Seller
-
Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1959. One of the best translations of this Roman satire, assumed to bethe work of Petronius Arbiter, Consul to the Emperor Nero. This is a Near Fine copy of the First Edition. Bright orange cloth binding, decorated in a darker orange, with lettering in black. Clean text; 218 pages, with Notes. Old inked price on the FFEP, else Fine. The dustjacket is unclipped; light edgewear with a few small chips, light fading on the spine. In an archival plastic protector. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. First Edition.. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good Plus.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002372
- Title
- The Satyricon of Petronius
- Author
- Arrowsmith, William (Translator)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Plus
- Edition
- First Edition.
- Publisher
- University of Michigan Press
- Place of Publication
- Ann Arbor
- Date Published
- 1959
- Bookseller catalogs
- Classical History and Literature;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- 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....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...