The Golden Ass of Lucius Apuleius
by Apuleius, Lucius; Aldington, William (Trans)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- Seller
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Auckland, New Zealand
Item Price
$50.00$35.00
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About This Item
London, United Kingdom: Privately Printed for the Navarre Society, 1920. Not Dated c1920's. Green bds with crisp Gilt titles (fresh and unworn with sharp cnrs) pp 359 with nice woodblock illus and vignettes, tight with mild edge browning (not inscribed) Original DJ sl rubbed to spine head.. Edition Unstated. Cloth. Near Fine/Near Fine. Illus. by Hagreen, Philip. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ariel Books
(NZ)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10170
- Title
- The Golden Ass of Lucius Apuleius
- Author
- Apuleius, Lucius; Aldington, William (Trans)
- Illustrator
- Hagreen, Philip
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Edition
- Edition Unstated
- Publisher
- Privately Printed for the Navarre Society
- Place of Publication
- London, United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 1920
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Myths Legends Greek
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About the Seller
Ariel Books
Biblio member since 2003
Auckland
About Ariel Books
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Glossary
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- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Crisp
- A term often used to indicate a book's new-like condition. Indicates that the hinges are not loosened. A book described as crisp...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- BDS
- Common term for the covers of a hardbound book. The term 'boards' refers to the thick cardboard under the paper or cloth...
- 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....
- 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...
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