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London, John Lane The Bodley Head, 1923. In 8vo. Full cloth binding (original publisher's). Gold decorated front cover. Gold decorated spine and editorial information. Copy no. 2481 of a limited edition of 3000 volumes. First edition of Jean de Bosschere's illustrated edition of the classic Roman novel The Golden Ass (both in text and out). English text. Illustrated frontispiece. Light browning and slightly trimmed pages. A very good copy.
The Golden Ass (or The Golden Asse) is the only ancient Roman romance written in Latin that has survived in its entirety to the present day. Jean de Bosschere was renowned for his sumptuous and erotic color plates, featuring a stunning use of saturated color. These illustrations appear in this work, as well as in other erotic classics he illustrated, including Aristophanes, Ovid, and Strato. Jean de Bosschere was renowned for his sumptuous and erotic color plates, featuring a stunning use of saturated color. With an introduction by E. B. Osborn. These illustrations appear in this work, as well as in other erotic classics he illustrated, including Aristophanes, Ovid, and Strato.
The Golden Ass (or The Golden Asse) is the only ancient Roman romance written in Latin that has survived in its entirety to the present day. Jean de Bosschere was renowned for his sumptuous and erotic color plates, featuring a stunning use of saturated color. These illustrations appear in this work, as well as in other erotic classics he illustrated, including Aristophanes, Ovid, and Strato. Jean de Bosschere was renowned for his sumptuous and erotic color plates, featuring a stunning use of saturated color. With an introduction by E. B. Osborn. These illustrations appear in this work, as well as in other erotic classics he illustrated, including Aristophanes, Ovid, and Strato.
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