THE ART OF LOVE
by OVID, Illustrated by Grahame Baker
- Used
- Fine
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Yaxley, Suffolk, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: The Folio Society, 1998. 96pp, illus. with 8 colour plates. Slip-case a trifle sunned. fourth printing. Slip- Case.. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
The Ars amatoria is a poem in three books by the Roman poet Ovid. It claims to provide teaching in three areas of general preoccupation: how and where to find women (and husbands) in Rome, how to seduce them, and how to prevent others from stealing them.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Thomas Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- J196
- Title
- THE ART OF LOVE
- Author
- OVID, Illustrated by Grahame Baker
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- fourth printing
- Publisher
- The Folio Society
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1998
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Folio Society;
Terms of Sale
Thomas Rare Books
7 day return if mis-described
About the Seller
Thomas Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Yaxley, Suffolk
About Thomas Rare Books
Out-of-print books and maps
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- Folio
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- Fine
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- Sunned
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