The Golden Ass of Lucius Apuleius Including the Tale of Cupid and Psyche

A smart copy of this illustrated copy of Apuleius' The Golden Ass, here retold by William Henry Denham Rouse. Illustrated throughout. The Metamorphoses of Apuleius, or The Golden Ass, is the only ancient Roman novel in Latin to survive in its entirety. The plot revolves around the protagonist's curiosity and insatiable desire to see and practice magic. Written by Lucius Apuleius Madaurensis, a Numidian Latin-language prose writer, Platonist philosopher and rhetorician. Retold by William Henry Denham Rouse, a pioneering British teacher who advocated the use of the "direct method" of teaching Latin and Greek. Illustrated by Kupfer-Sachs. Previously held in the library of Nicolas McDowall, an English artist who owned a private press with his wife named the Old Stile Press. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light wear to the extremities. Original price-clipped dust wrapper is smart with light wear to the extremities and the odd mark to the panels. Sunning to the spine and panel edges. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown. Very Good Indeed.…