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Erotica. The Elegies of Propertius, the Satyricon of Petronius Arbiter, and the Kisses of Johannes Secundus. Literally Translated, and Accompanied By Poetical versions from Various Sources. To Which are Added the Love Epistles of Aristaenetus
by Brinsley Sheridan, R. (translator); Halhed, Mr. [Nathaniel Brassey] (translator); Kelly, Walter K. (editor)
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- Seller
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Whitby, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: Henry G. Bohn, 1854. Hardcover. Good. 8vo. xi, 500 p.p. Ex-library copy, library stamp to half title and library rules slip tipped in on rear pastedown. Endpapers have ads for Bohn's Standard Library volumes. Blue cloth boards with blind tooled border and elaborate publisher's device to boards, gilt titling to spine. Sunned at spine. Bumping to spine ends, wear to joints, edges and corners, rubbing and light staining to boards. Roughly cut edges. Hinges reinforced with archival tape. Foxing throughout, but text is clean and marked. An early edition of this collection of four varied authors writing in both prose and verse about sex and love.
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- Seller
- Minotavros Books
(CA)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 002362
- Title
- Erotica. The Elegies of Propertius, the Satyricon of Petronius Arbiter, and the Kisses of Johannes Secundus. Literally Translated, and Accompanied By Poetical versions from Various Sources. To Which are Added the Love Epistles of Aristaenetus
- Author
- Brinsley Sheridan, R. (translator); Halhed, Mr. [Nathaniel Brassey] (translator); Kelly, Walter K. (editor)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Henry G. Bohn
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1854
- Keywords
- Elegies, Poems, Propertius, Petronius Arbiter, Johannes Secudus, Janus Secundus, Epistles, Aristaenetus, Satire, Erotica, Sexuality
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry; Fiction; Ancient Greece;
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All prices listed in Canadian dollars. We guarantee that all items are properly packaged and handled with care. Please allow one to two business days for your order to be shipped. Shipping costs are based on books weighing 2.2 LB, or 1 KG. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required. All sales will be shipped with a tracking number for your convenience.
About the Seller
Minotavros Books
Biblio member since 2018
Whitby, Ontario
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- G
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- Spine
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- Sunned
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- Half Title
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