An edition of Metamorphoses (1537)

The XI. bookes of The golden asse

containing the Metamorphosie [sic] of Lucius Apuleius, interlaced with sundry pleasant & delectable tales : with an excellent narrration of the marriage of Cupid & Psyches, set out in the iiij., v., & the vi. bookes

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An edition of Metamorphoses (1537)

The XI. bookes of The golden asse

containing the Metamorphosie [sic] of Lucius Apuleius, interlaced with sundry pleasant & delectable tales : with an excellent narrration of the marriage of Cupid & Psyches, set out in the iiij., v., & the vi. bookes

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To the Right Honourable and Mighty Lord, THOMAS EARLE OF SUSSEX, Viscount Fitzwalter, Lord of Egremont and of Burnell, Knight of the most noble Order of the Garter, Iustice of the forrests and Chases from Trent Southward; Captain of the Gentleman Pensioners of the House of the QUEENE our Soveraigne Lady.

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Pages
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Cover of: The transformations of Lucius, otherwise known as the golden ass
The transformations of Lucius, otherwise known as the golden ass
2009, Farrar, Straus and Giroux
in English - Paperback ed.
Cover of: Der goldene Esel. Metamorphosen 11.
Der goldene Esel. Metamorphosen 11.
July 1, 1998, Artemis & Winkler
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Cover of: The transformations of Lucius
Cover of: The golden ass
Cover of: The golden ass
Cover of: The XI. bookes of The golden asse
Cover of: The golden ass of Apuleins
Cover of: The metamorphosis, or golden ass, and philosophical works, of Apuleius [A. on the God of Socrates; A. on the habitude of the doctrines of Plato]
Cover of: The Metamorphosis, Or Golden Ass, of Apuleius
The Metamorphosis, Or Golden Ass, of Apuleius
1822, W.J. Cosby, Universal Press
Cover of: The golden ass of Lucius Apuleius, of Medaura

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Waltham Saint Lawrence, Berkshire

Edition Notes

Title and chapter headings in green and black; initials in green.

"Printer's note: with the exception of the running heads and some minor alterations, in which the edition of 1566 has been followed, this book is printed from the quarto of 1639. In that quarto, the running heads change directly from 'The Fourth Booke' to 'The Sixth Booke' on our page 116"--p. [252].

"Here end the xi. bookes of the Golden Asse. This edition of 450 copies for sale printed at the Golden Cockerel Press, Waltham Saint Lawrence, Berkshire, & finished on the xxiii. day of August, mcmxxiij. Compositors: F. Young and A.H. Gibbs. Pressman: A.C. Cooper. Seen through the press by G.S. Taylor."--colophon.

Golden Cockerel Press. Chanticleer, 15

Library has copy number 257.

Bound in 1/2 parchment over boards with an outer covering of marbled paper; sewn onto five vellum supports laced into the boards; worked endbands.

Bookplate of Peter Brogren, Tokyo. According to handwritten note on endsheet, this copy is the binder's copy and the bookplate is his.

Other Titles
Golden asse

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Library of Congress
PA6209.M3 A4 1923, PA6209.M3 A35 1639b

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Pagination
250, [6] p. ;
Number of pages
250

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL26846154M
Internet Archive
xibookesofgolden05apul
LCCN
57055486
OCLC/WorldCat
370151137, 8652786

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BUSINESS once took me to Thessaly, where my mother's family originated; I have, by the way, the distinction of being descended through her from the famous Plutarch.
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