LES MÉTAMORPHOSES OU L'ASNE D'OR.
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Livraria Castro e Silva, Lisboa, PortugalLivraria Castro e Silva
AbeBooks seller since June 19, 2013
Condition: Used - Good
£ 265.78
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketItem description from seller
De. Philosophe Platonique. Traduction française de Jean de Montlyard. Préface de Jules de Marthold. Charles Carrington, Libraire-Éditeur. Paris. 1905.De 24x16,5 cm. Com [viii], xlviii, 328 págs. Encadernação inteira de pele, com nervos e ferros a ouro na lombada e nas pastas. Apresenta ferros a seco nas seixas e o corte das folhas aparado à cabeça. Inclui uma fita marcadora de seda amarela.Ilustrado em extratexto com vinte e uma águas-forte monocromáticas, sobre papel mais encorpado, protegidas por uma folha de papel vegetal, das quais consta a legenda da imagem. Apresenta ainda vinhetas e capitulares ornamentadas. Todas as ilustrações foram desenhadas e gravadas por Martin van Maele.Exemplar n.º 663 de uma tiragem ilustrada de 750, impressos sobre papel avergoado. Apresenta uma falha de pele no canto superior direito da pasta anterior e esfacelamentos ligeiros em ambas as pastas e na lombada. Preserva as capas de brochura.Lúcio Apuleio (Lucius Apuleius) (c. 125 - c. 170), foi um escritor de prosa em Latim e filósofo platónico, do período Alexandrino. O «Asno de Ouro» é a sua obra mais famosa, além de ser o único romance em Latim, da Roma Antiga, a ser preservado na sua totalidade até aos dias de hoje.Escrito em estilo picaresco, retrata a história de um «Lúcio» que se vê transformado num asno, devido a experiências mágicas mal sucedidas. Embarca então numa aventura, repleta de peripécias, que culmina no retorno da sua forma humana, concedida pela deusa Ísis. À semelhança de outros romances picarescos, apresenta várias digressões - histórias secundárias contadas por personagens que o protagonista encontra - sendo a mais famosa o mito de Eros e Psique, que ocupa 3 «livros» dos 11 em que se divide a obra. Language: Francês / French Location/localizacao: I-222-F-11.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- LES MÉTAMORPHOSES OU L'ASNE D'OR.
- Author
- APULÉE. (Luce)
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Hard Cover
- Seller catalogs
- Edições Ilustradas / Illustrated Editions, Literatura Clássica / Classic Literature, Traduzido / Translated Novels
Livraria Castro e Silva
Lisboa, Portugal
Shipping rates from Portugal to U.S.A.
| Item | 5 to 10 business days | 5 to 10 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | £ 60.21 | £ 64.51 |
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Store description
Fine Old and Rare Books. By appointment only.
Specialty
Literature, Travelling, Science, Law, Arabic, History, Azia, Rare and Old BooksAssociation member
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Castro e SIlva, Lda
Av Almirante Reis, 89D
Lisboa, Portugal 1150-013
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