New York: Limited Editions Club, 1951. Hardcover. Mild soiling to the spine. Still Fine in a lightly soiled, Near Fine slipcase. Edmund Dulac. Large octavo (7-1/4" x 10-3/8") bound in full white vellum with gold stamping. A re-telling of a story from Apuleius's THE GOLDEN ASS illustrated in water-color by Edmund Dulac. One of 1500 copies SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page, this marked "Office Copy" in red ink and with the publisher's blindstamp indicating it is one of 15 Presentation Copies.

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Bookseller: Charles Agvent (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 015453
Title: THE MARRIAGE OF CUPID AND PSYCHE
Author: PATER, Walter (Edmund DULAC)
Illustrator: Edmund Dulac
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Mild soiling to the spine. Still Fine in a lightly soiled, Near Fine slipcase
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Limited Editions Club
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1951
Keywords: Signed, Edmund Dulac, Color Plates, Ancient Literature
Bookseller catalogs: Edmund Dulac;

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Charles Agvent

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We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).

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