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London:: Folio Society,, 1993. Third Printing. Cloth. Fine. The infamous text that led to Ovid falling out of favour with Augustus on grounds of immorality. Lavish full-page colour plates throughout. In good slip-case. Translated by James Michie. Illustration to upper cover. Gilt lettering to spine. Latin text not included.
Synopsis
The Ars amatoria is a poem in three books by the Roman poet Ovid. It claims to provide teaching in three areas of general preoccupation: how and where to find women (and husbands) in Rome, how to seduce them, and how to prevent others from stealing them.
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- Bookseller
- Primrose Hill Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 15998
- Title
- The Art of Love.
- Author
- Ovid
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Edition
- Third Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Folio Society,
- Place of Publication
- London:
- Date Published
- 1993
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry;
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- Fine
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- Gilt
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