The Golden Ass of Apuleius [The Chiswick Library of Noble Authors]
Published by Chiswick Press; Privately Printed for the Scott-Thaw Co. New York, 1904
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Riverby Books, Fredericksburg, VA, U.S.A.Riverby Books
AbeBooks seller since June 4, 2001
Condition: Used - Good
US$ 50.00
Quantity: 1 available
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Oversized hardcover. Red cloth over boards. Paper title labels on front cover and spine is printed with red lettering. Brown (or maybe, likely was cream or off-white but has darkened with age and use) cloth over spine. Boards are worn and warped, with some water damage along the bottom half of the boards. Corners are worn. There is nearly a seven inch split in the cloth of the spine, with general wear to head and foot of spine. Published 1904. This is a limited edition of 210 copies, of which this is number 96 of the 200 editions for sale. Signed "Scott Thaw Co." beneath limitation number. 226 pages. Measures about 8.5 x 14 inches. Beautiful illustrated title page printed in black and red. Despite wear to the exterior, the interior is in good condition, with only a few pages carrying the trace of water damage that affects the covers. Binding is strong. Please e-mail us with questions or to request photos. This is an oversized (and overweight) book. Extra shipping charges may be required for international or priority delivery.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- The Golden Ass of Apuleius [The Chiswick Library of Noble Authors]
- Author
- Apuleius; William Adlington (trans.)
- Publisher
- Chiswick Press; Privately Printed for the Scott-Thaw Co. New York
- Publication year
- 1904
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
Riverby Books
Fredericksburg, VA, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since June 4, 2001
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We're at 805 Caroline Street, in the heart of Fredericksburg's historic district. Open Monday to Saturday 10-6; and Sunday 12-5. In warmer months we stay open until 9 most nights, but you might want to call ahead. (540) 373-6148 Shipping rates are for Media Mail, in a padded envelope - WE DO NOT ADD TRACKING UNLESS THE CUSTOMER REQUESTS IT AND PAYS FOR IT - we have been selling books online for more than 20 years & find that the USPO delivers 99.99% of packages quickly and safely, without any need for a tracking number. We trust them & we hope you will too. If you need tracking, please consider PRIORITY SHIPPING. We ship orders valued at more than $50 in a box, at no additional charge. Priority mailing is for a Flat-Rate envelope, with tracking included. If the book does not fit into a flat rate envelope, we will likely need to request extra shipping costs from you, in order to put it in a box. We only charge the actual amount of shipping, so we hope you'll understand that it's just a matter of getting the book to you without taking a loss on it -- shipping is a service we happily offer without a 'handling' charge.... but we can't afford to charge you less than the cost of the stamps!…
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Riverby Books
VA, U.S.A.
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We ship orders valued at more than $50 in a box, at no additional charge.
Priority mailing is for a Flat-Rate envelope, with tracking included.
If the book does not fit into a flat rate envelope, we will likely need to request extra shipping costs from you, in order to put it in a box.
We only charge the actual amount of shipping, so we hope you'll understand that it's just a matter of getting the book to you without taking a loss on it -- shipping is a service we happily offer without a 'handling' charge.... but we can't afford to charge you less than the cost of the stamps!
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