Author: Apuleius; William Adlington (translator); E. B. Osborn
Title: The Golden Asse of Lucius Apuleius
Description: London, The Bodley Head, 1923 . First edition. Cloth. An extremely bright, first edition copy of Jean de Bosschere's illustrated edition of the classic Roman novel 'The Golden Asse&apos. An uncommon work, especially in such a wonderful condition.'The Golden Ass(e)' is the only ancient Roman novel in Latin to survive in its entirety. Collated, complete with a frontispiece and fifteen plates. Jean de Bosschere was renowned for his lavish and erotic colour plates, with their stunning use of saturated colour. Such plates are included in this work, and other erotic classics produced by him such as Aristophanes, Ovid, and Strato. A limited edition, numbered 1963 of 3000 copies. This text was translated by William Adlington one among the host of translators that made the Elizabethan era the "golden age of translations". His translation of this work in 1566 was the text's first appearance in English and has been steadily reprinted into the twentieth century.With an introduction by E B Osborn.A fantastic copy of this fantastically illustrated work. A truly brilliant example of Jean de Bosshere's striking illustrations. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, excellent with just some minor bumping to the head and tail of spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright. A few light spots to the endpapers. Otherwise, pages are very clean. Near Fine . Ill.: Jean de Bosshere. Near Fine .
Keywords: golden asse Apuleius Metemorphoses Apuleius Jean de Bosshere
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Title: The Golden Asse of Lucius Apuleius
Description: London, The Bodley Head, 1923 . First edition. Cloth. An extremely bright, first edition copy of Jean de Bosschere's illustrated edition of the classic Roman novel 'The Golden Asse&apos. An uncommon work, especially in such a wonderful condition.'The Golden Ass(e)' is the only ancient Roman novel in Latin to survive in its entirety. Collated, complete with a frontispiece and fifteen plates. Jean de Bosschere was renowned for his lavish and erotic colour plates, with their stunning use of saturated colour. Such plates are included in this work, and other erotic classics produced by him such as Aristophanes, Ovid, and Strato. A limited edition, numbered 1963 of 3000 copies. This text was translated by William Adlington one among the host of translators that made the Elizabethan era the "golden age of translations". His translation of this work in 1566 was the text's first appearance in English and has been steadily reprinted into the twentieth century.With an introduction by E B Osborn.A fantastic copy of this fantastically illustrated work. A truly brilliant example of Jean de Bosshere's striking illustrations. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, excellent with just some minor bumping to the head and tail of spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright. A few light spots to the endpapers. Otherwise, pages are very clean. Near Fine . Ill.: Jean de Bosshere. Near Fine .
Keywords: golden asse Apuleius Metemorphoses Apuleius Jean de Bosshere
Price: GBP 350.00 = appr. US$ 499.79 Seller: Rooke Books
- Book number: 756L25
- Book number: 756L25
See more books from our catalog: Classical Literature