Apuleius and His Influence (Our Debt to Greece and Rome series)
by HAIGHT, Elizabeth Hazelton
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good+ with no dust jacket
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About This Item
New York: Longmans, Green and Co.. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1927. First US Edition. Trade Paper. First US edition. A description of the life and works of Apuleius (Lucius Apuleius Madaurensis) c.124 c.170. Born in Numidia in present-day Algeria, the writer, magician and philosopher of ancient Rome is perhaps best known for his "The Metamorphoses" (or, "The Golden Ass"), which includes his "The Tales of the Marriage of Cupid and Psyche." The influence of Apuleius is discussed, and with various plates bearing black & white images of artworks depicting Cupid and Psyche. An entry in publisher's "Our Debt to Greece and Rome" series. --- In full navy cloth-covered boards with titling and Greek key decorations in gilt to spine; TEG (top edge gilt). Volume lacks a dust jacket. --- With prior owner F. M. Tolbert's signature to front free endpaper (with his calling card laid in), along with retailer's price sticker, else a tightly-bound, well-preserved copy.; 12mo - 7 to 7-1/2 in. tall ; xi, 190, [6, ads] pages .
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- Bookseller
- Bluebird Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 88287
- Title
- Apuleius and His Influence (Our Debt to Greece and Rome series)
- Author
- HAIGHT, Elizabeth Hazelton
- Format/Binding
- Trade Paper
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good+ with no dust jacket
- Edition
- First US Edition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Longmans, Green and Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1927
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- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Jacket
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...