The Golden Asse. by APULEIUS, Lucius. ADLINGTON, William (translated by).…

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  • Another image of The Golden Asse. by APULEIUS, Lucius. ADLINGTON, William (translated by). BOSSCHÈRE, Jean de (Illustrated in colour and black and white by).
  • Another image of The Golden Asse. by APULEIUS, Lucius. ADLINGTON, William (translated by). BOSSCHÈRE, Jean de (Illustrated in colour and black and white by).
  • Another image of The Golden Asse. by APULEIUS, Lucius. ADLINGTON, William (translated by). BOSSCHÈRE, Jean de (Illustrated in colour and black and white by).
  • Another image of The Golden Asse. by APULEIUS, Lucius. ADLINGTON, William (translated by). BOSSCHÈRE, Jean de (Illustrated in colour and black and white by).
  • Another image of The Golden Asse. by APULEIUS, Lucius. ADLINGTON, William (translated by). BOSSCHÈRE, Jean de (Illustrated in colour and black and white by).
  • Another image of The Golden Asse. by APULEIUS, Lucius. ADLINGTON, William (translated by). BOSSCHÈRE, Jean de (Illustrated in colour and black and white by).
STRIKING LIMITED EDITION IN SPLENDID FULL CRUSHED MOROCCO

The Golden Asse.

London: John Lane at The Bodley Head, 1923. Full morocco, 9 inches tall. A splendid full crushed morocco by Bayntun with gilt raised bands, fine geometric gilt tooling to the panels and boards, gilt dentelles and all edges. The spine is slighted faded to a paler lilac but is still striking. One of a limited deluxe edition of 3000 copies. The original cloth binding is bound in. Extraordinary bold illustrations throughout by Jean de Bosschére. 'The Metamorphoses of Apuleius', a bawdy picaresque novel, also known as 'The Golden Ass', is the only ancient Roman novel in Latin to survive in its entirety.

Book ID: 5201
Categories: A, Classical Literature, Full Morocco, Signed Binding
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