The Golden Ass Apuleius Folio Society Signed Limited Leather Blake New & Sealed

The Golden Ass Apuleius Folio Society Signed Limited Leather Blake New & Sealed

£304.99
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The Golden Ass Apuleius Folio Society Signed Limited Leather Blake New & Sealed
Folio Society
Literature

The Golden Ass

Lucius Apuleius

£304.99
Edition year 2015
Printing year Not Known
First edition Not Known
Binding Leather
Illustrator Quentin Blake
Translator E.J. Kenney
Limited edition Yes
Signed Yes
Weight 3 Kg
Pages 256
Dimensions 29 × 22.8 cm
Condition New and sealed
Condition notes New and sealed.

Edition details

The Golden Ass; or Metamorphoses by Apuleius. Signed by, and with 46 illustrations, by Quentin Blake. Translated and notes by E.J.Kenney. Introduced by James Wood. Printed on Old Mill Stucco. Bound in dark brown Indian goatskin blocked with an image and title in gold foil. Gilded top page edge. 256pp. 1000 copies. Maroon slipcase emblazoned with title in gold. 29x22.8cm. (£345)

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About the book

In Apuleius's The Golden Ass, curiosity about magic has disastrous consequences when Lucius is transformed into a donkey. Still able to think and understand as a man, he passes through the hands of robbers, labourers and performers, witnessing cruelty, deception and unexpected kindness. Stories told along the way include the tale of Cupid and Psyche. This surviving novel from ancient Rome combines bawdy comedy, adventure and religious transformation, following its unfortunate hero towards the possibility of rescue through the goddess Isis.

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