THE SATYRICON OF PETRONIUS
by PETRONIUS
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Fine in a Fine slipcase
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1964. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine slipcase. Antonio Sotomayor. Quarto (7-1/8" x 11") bound in vellum-backed red cloth with a gilt-stamped satyr design on the front cover and the spine stamped in gilt. Printed at the Press of A. Colish. William Burnaby's translation of the classic satire of life in ancient Rome revised by Gilbert Bagnani. Illustrated by Antonio Sotomayor with two double-page and eight full-page illustrations drawn in wash, and forty text drawings in line. Of a total of 1500 copies SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page, this copy is not numbered (in place of the number is written in ink "Office Copy") and bears the Club's blindstamp stating it is one of 15 presentation copies.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 016560
- Title
- THE SATYRICON OF PETRONIUS
- Author
- PETRONIUS
- Illustrator
- Antonio Sotomayor
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in a Fine slipcase
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Limited Editions Club
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1964
- Keywords
- Signed, Limited Editions, Classical Literature, Fine Press, Petronius
- Bookseller catalogs
- Roman Literature; Classics;
Terms of Sale
Charles Agvent
All books subject to prior sale. Payment with order; institutions may be billed. Postage additional: $11.00 for the first book, $6.00 each thereafter. Overseas postage billed at approximate cost. Pennsylvania residents must add 6% sales tax. Mastercard, Visa, and American Express accepted. We are also open to reasonable payment terms. A book may be returned within 7 days of receipt for any reason provided it is in the same condition as sent and prior notice is given. Please insure returns for their full value.
About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
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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- Colophon
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- Quarto
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- Blindstamp
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- Cloth
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- Fine
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