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The Satyricon of Petronius Arbiter. Translation Ascribed to Oscar Wilde
by Wilde, Oscar (Translator)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Plus/Very Good Plus
- Seller
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Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: Privately Printed, 1930. Wilde's fascination with "The Satyricon" is well-known, and since the earliest edition of this translation (in 1902), his authorship has been accepted. This is a Very Good (Plus) to Near Fine copy of the First Edition Thus, anonymously printed in an edition LIMITED to 1200 copies (although this copy has not been numbered). Black cloth binding with gilt lettering on the spine. Clean text; 236 pages, roughly-cut and with most unopened. Tipped-in bookplate of an interesting design on the front paste-down. The dustjacket is also black, with gilt title on spine and front cover. Present is the cardboard slipcase, black with an orange paper label. The top of the slipcase was separated but has been repaired with Holland tape and touched-up with black paint; although not professional, the repair is serviceable. This is a rather nicely-done edition, and typical of the popular, mildly erotic (by current standards), editions that were produced during the first half of the Twentieth Century. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited.. Hard Cover. Very Good Plus/Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Privately Printed.
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- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 002710
- Title
- The Satyricon of Petronius Arbiter. Translation Ascribed to Oscar Wilde
- Author
- Wilde, Oscar (Translator)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Plus
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Plus
- Edition
- Limited.
- Publisher
- Privately Printed
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1930
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Classical History and Literature;
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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