L'ANE D'OR [THE GOLDEN ASSE OF LUCIUS APULEIUS]
Published by A l'enseigne des Trois Magots, [Paris], 1928
- First Edition
- Signed
- Softcover
- Used
Seller: Type Punch Matrix, Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.Type Punch Matrix
AbeBooks seller since September 8, 2020
Condition: Used - Near fine
£ 1,166.47
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First French edition thus - one of only ten hors commerce copies, lavishly bound in Art Deco style - illustrated in De Bosschère's best sub-erotic Beardsleyite manner. Scarce and beautiful edition of the picaresque ancient Roman novel, adorned and illustrated with tasteful wickedness by the great Belgian artist, whose interest in the occult and the erotic was perfectly matched to the Apuleian metamorphoses of the unfortunate narrator: a dedicated amorous adventurer, persecutee of witches, and belated devotee of Isis. De Bosschère's work bridges the fin-de-siècle symbolist approach of Aubrey Beardsley with a bright Art Nouveau style, favoring dynamic compositions that anticipate, and finally embrace, Art Deco. This edition differs from the 1923 English edition in a number of its illustrations, some of which are revised, others replaced; this edition also contains a number of images hand-colored in pochoir. A magnificent copy in the striking and appropriate Art Deco binding. 9.5'' x 7.25''. Contemporary full blue levant morocco by Ciroux with gilt-stamped design after de Bosschère, gilt-lettered spine in Deco style. Gilt dusted marbled endpapers, top edge gilt, other edges uncut, gilt dentelles in minimalist modern style. Illustrated by de Bosschère with original etching frontispiece and 14 full-page illustrations, of which 7 are elaborately hand-colored in pochoir, along with numerous vignettes. Original wrappers bound in. 298, [4] pages. Copy "G" of 10 hors commerce copies, so marked, one of 7 copies on Arches paper. Inscribed to Jacques Alphaud and signed by publishers R. Denoel and A.M. Blanche. Touch of toning to spine and spot of wear to joints. Firm and clean.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- L'ANE D'OR [THE GOLDEN ASSE OF LUCIUS APULEIUS]
- Author
- [Apuleius, Lucius]; Apulée; De Bosschère, Jean
- Publisher
- A l'enseigne des Trois Magots, [Paris]
- Publication year
- 1928
- Condition
- Near fine.
- Signed
- Signed by Author(s)
- Binding
- Soft cover
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Dimensions
- 9.5'' x 7.25''.
- Seller catalogs
- Lit
Type Punch Matrix
Silver Spring, MD, U.S.A.
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Type Punch Matrix is a rare book firm founded by Rebecca Romney and Brian Cassidy. Between them, they bring over 30 years of experience in the antiquarian book trade. TPM sells a mixture of beloved classics and innovative texts from throughout print history, for collectors and institutions alike. Handpress and modern books, archives and manuscripts, letterpress and ephemera: TPM aims to make collecting both more accessible and more diverse, and believes in the mindful acquisition, preservation, and celebration of the materials of our literary cultures. …
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