The Satyricon of Petronius
by Petronius
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+
- Seller
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Staten Island, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: The Heritage Press, 1964. Hardcover, red cloth lettered in gold and decorated with Satyr of front board, in publisher's black slipcase. 246 pages. Glossary. Translated by William Burnaby. Introduction by Gilbert Bagnani. Illustrated by Antonio Sotomayor. Sandglass from the Heritage Club laid-in. First edition thus. A picaresque work of fiction centered on the social life of the first century Roman Empire. Incidental darkening to spine. else a fine copy. Book is clean, square and unmarked, appears unread. Slipcase intact with no splits, cracks or soiling. A very good+ copy in a fine slipcase. . First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Very Good+. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Great Expectations Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012239
- Title
- The Satyricon of Petronius
- Author
- Petronius
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+
- Edition
- First Edition Thus
- Publisher
- The Heritage Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1964
- Keywords
- Classics, Heritage Press
- Bookseller catalogs
- Heritage Press;
- Size
- 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Great Expectations Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Staten Island, New York
About Great Expectations Rare Books
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Glossary
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Laid-in
- "Laid In" indicates that there is something which is included with, but not attached to the book, such as a sheet of paper. The...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...