The Art of Love
by Ovid (Publius Ovidius Naso)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- As New with no dust jacket
- Seller
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Palatine, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
London: The Folio Society. As New with no dust jacket. 1993. First Edition Thus. 1. Hard Cover. Bound in publisher's full beige cloth with inset purple paper label with a drawing by Baker, purple endpapers. Illustrated with eight color drawings by Grahame Baker. In burgundy slipcase. . Both book and slipcase are in As New condition; unmarked, tight, square, and clean. AS NEW. . Color Illustrations. 4to 11" - 13" tall. 96 pp .
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
- Round Table Books, LLC (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1745
- Title
- The Art of Love
- Author
- Ovid (Publius Ovidius Naso)
- Illustrator
- Grahame Baker
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- New As New with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition Thus. 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- The Folio Society
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1993
- Keywords
- Erotica, Poetry
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Round Table Books, LLC
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Palatine, Illinois
About Round Table Books, LLC
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