The Golden Ass. Being the Metamorphoses of Lucius Apuleius. An English Translation by W. Aldington [1566]: Revised 1915-1927. With an Essay by Charles Whibley.
by Apuleius; Aldington, W. (translator); Whibley, Charles (essay)
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- Hardcover
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New York: Boni & Liveright, 1927 Hard cover, 8vo., pp xvii [1] 271. In publisher's black cloth binding with gold lettering and decoration blocked to spine. Black and gold decorative endpapers and matching historiated capitals adorn the text. CONDITION: Near Fine. Bookplate to front free endpaper. Former owner's signature, dated 1928, to ffep. No signs of foxing. ** "The Golden Ass" or, "Metamorphoses", as it was named by the author, Apuleius (c124 - c170), and is the only surviving complete novel in Latin from ancient Rome. It has been called, by some, the original picaresque novel, telling of the travels of Lucius, a man looking for adventure and magic. When he and his lover, Photis, see a witch transform herself into a bird, Lucius begs Photis to do the same for him. Unfortunately, Lucius is instead transformed into an ass, subsequently stolen, and sold several times.** Part of the "Black and Gold Library" from Boston publishers, Boni and Liveright, who, in addition to popularizing a catalogue of "classics," also first published some of the most important authors of the modernist era, before going bankrupt in 1929. OCLC 753233954. . Hard Cover. Near Fine.
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- Dark and Stormy Night Books (US)
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- Title
- The Golden Ass. Being the Metamorphoses of Lucius Apuleius. An English Translation by W. Aldington [1566]: Revised 1915-1927. With an Essay by Charles Whibley.
- Author
- Apuleius; Aldington, W. (translator); Whibley, Charles (essay)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Publisher
- Boni & Liveright
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1927
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