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THE AENEID

THE AENEID

by VIRGIL

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Used - Foxing to first and last few pages, heaviest to pastedowns and then very light; touch of rubbing to the spine with mild wear to
Published
1944
Binding
Hardcover
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New York: Limited Editions Club, 1944. Hardcover. Foxing to first and last few pages, heaviest to pastedowns and then very light; touch of rubbing to the spine with mild wear to the tips. Very Good, lacking the clamshell box. Carlotta Petrina. Tall quarto (8" x 12") bound in green morocco-backed brocade cloth-covered boards. Translation and introduction by John… Read more about this item
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THE ECLOGUES

THE ECLOGUES

by VIRGIL (PUBLIUS VIRGILIUS MARO)

Condition
Used - Fine in worn glassine and a close to Fine slipcase
Published
1960
Binding
Hardcover
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New York: Limited Editions Club, 1960. Hardcover. Fine in worn glassine and a close to Fine slipcase. Marcel Vertes. Large quarto (9- 1/8" x 12-1/4") bound in imported gold-toned Shiki silk, bearing on the front cover a drawing by Vertes, with a matching linen spine stamped in gold. Translated by Charles Stuart Calverley with an introduction by Moses… Read more about this item
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THE SATYRICON OF PETRONIUS

THE SATYRICON OF PETRONIUS

by PETRONIUS

Condition
Used - Fine in a Near Fine slipcase
Published
1964
Binding
Hardcover
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$75.00

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New York: Limited Editions Club, 1964. Hardcover. Fine in a Near 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… Read more about this item
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THE GOLDEN ASS

THE GOLDEN ASS

by APULEIUS, Lucius

Condition
Used - Spine evenly sunned. Light, inevitable wear to the gold paper-covered slipcase. Near Fine in a Very Good slipcase
Published
1932
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Hardcover
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New York: Limited Editions Club, 1932. Hardcover. Spine evenly sunned. Light, inevitable wear to the gold paper-covered slipcase. Near Fine in a Very Good slipcase. Percival Goodman. Large octavo (6" x 10-1/4") bound in full natural ass's hide leather, 414 pages. Newly translated and with an introduction by Jack Lindsay. Illustrated with drawings, many of a mildly and… Read more about this item
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THE ART OF LOVE

THE ART OF LOVE

by OVID

Condition
Used - Bookplate on the front pastedown. About Fine in a Fine slipcase of this charming book. A wonderful Valentine's Day present
Published
1971
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Hardcover
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[Mt. Vernon]: Limited Editions Club, 1971. Hardcover. Bookplate on the front pastedown. About Fine in a Fine slipcase of this charming book. A wonderful Valentine's Day present. Eric Fraser. Octavo (6-1/4" x 9") bound in full imported natural vellum over heavy beveled boards with Cupid stamped in pure gold leaf on both covers and lettered in gold leaf… Read more about this item
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THE SATYRICON OF PETRONIUS

THE SATYRICON OF PETRONIUS

by PETRONIUS

Condition
Used - Bookplate on the front pastedown. Fine in a close to Fine slipcase
Published
1964
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Hardcover
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New York: Limited Editions Club, 1964. Hardcover. Bookplate on the front pastedown. Fine in a close to 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… Read more about this item
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THE SATYRICON OF PETRONIUS

THE SATYRICON OF PETRONIUS

by PETRONIUS

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Used - Fine in a Fine slipcase
Published
1964
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Hardcover
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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… Read more about this item
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ODES AND EPODES OF HORACE

ODES AND EPODES OF HORACE

by HORACE

Condition
Essentially New in torn glassine, lacking the folio facsimile volume and the slipcase
Published
1961
Binding
Hardcover
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New York: Limited Editions Club, 1961. Hardcover. Essentially New in torn glassine, lacking the folio facsimile volume and the slipcase. One of two volumes in octavo (5" x 7-1/4") bound in half buckram with highly distinctive hand-marbled paper sides by Putois Freres of Paris. The smaller of the two volumes, printed in red and black, consists of the… Read more about this item
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ODES AND EPODES OF HORACE

ODES AND EPODES OF HORACE

by HORACE

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Essentially New in glassines and a slipcase housing both volumes
Published
1961
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Hardcover
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New York: Limited Editions Club, 1961. Hardcover. Essentially New in glassines and a slipcase housing both volumes. Two volumes in octavo (5" x 7-1/4") and folio (9-1/2" x 13-3/4") bound in half buckram with highly distinctive hand-marbled paper sides by Putois Freres of Paris. The smaller volume, printed in red and black, consists of the original Latin odes… Read more about this item
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ODES AND EPODES OF HORACE

ODES AND EPODES OF HORACE

by HORACE

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Used - Fine in glassines with small tears and a Near Fine dual slipcase with a paint streak
Published
1961
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Hardcover
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New York: Limited Editions Club, 1961. Hardcover. Fine in glassines with small tears and a Near Fine dual slipcase with a paint streak. Two volumes in octavo (5" x 7-1/4") and folio (9-1/2" x 13-3/4") bound in half buckram with highly distinctive hand-marbled paper sides by Putois Freres of Paris. The smaller volume, printed in red and black,… Read more about this item
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THE ART OF LOVE

THE ART OF LOVE

by OVID

Condition
Used - Fine in a Fine slipcase of this charming book. A wonderful Valentine's Day present
Published
1971
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Hardcover
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[Mt. Vernon]: Limited Editions Club, 1971. Hardcover. Fine in a Fine slipcase of this charming book. A wonderful Valentine's Day present. Eric Fraser. Octavo (6-1/4" x 9") bound in full imported natural vellum over heavy beveled boards with Cupid stamped in pure gold leaf on both covers and lettered in gold leaf on the spine; 152 pages. Translation,… Read more about this item
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THE LIVES OF THE TWELVE CAESARS

THE LIVES OF THE TWELVE CAESARS

by SUETONIUS

Condition
Used - Bookplate on the front pastedown. About Fine in a Fine slipcase
Published
1963
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Hardcover
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Verona: Limited Editions Club, 1963. Hardcover. Bookplate on the front pastedown. About Fine in a Fine slipcase. Salvatore Fiume. Quarto (6-7/8" x 10-1/4") bound in Verona with a backstrip of wine-colored Italian linen stamped in gold and boards covered in a decorative wood-blocked paper hand made by Antonio Gabrielli of Montecatini, 512 pages. Planned at the Officina Bodoni… Read more about this item
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ODES AND EPODES OF HORACE

ODES AND EPODES OF HORACE

by HORACE

Condition
Used - Fine in glassines and a slipcase housing both volumes
Published
1961
Binding
Hardcover
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New York: Limited Editions Club, 1961. Hardcover. Fine in glassines and a slipcase housing both volumes. Two volumes in octavo (5" x 7-1/4") and folio (9-1/2" x 13-3/4") bound in half buckram with highly distinctive hand-marbled paper sides by Putois Freres of Paris. The smaller volume, printed in red and black, consists of the original Latin odes with… Read more about this item
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THE ECLOGUES

THE ECLOGUES

by VIRGIL (PUBLIUS VIRGILIUS MARO)

Condition
Used - Fine in lightly worn glassine and a Fine slipcase
Published
1960
Binding
Hardcover
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, USA
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New York: Limited Editions Club, 1960. Hardcover. Fine in lightly worn glassine and a Fine slipcase. Marcel Vertes. Large quarto (9- 1/8" x 12-1/4") bound in imported gold-toned Shiki silk, bearing on the front cover a drawing by Vertes, with a matching linen spine stamped in gold. Translated by Charles Stuart Calverley with an introduction by Moses Hadas.… Read more about this item
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$168.80