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The Limited Editions Club, 1971 8vo (23.5 cm), XII, 117, [3] pp, 10 plates. Publisher's vellum, gilt front cover, gilt-lettered spine, slipcase. Translation and an Introduction by B. P. Moore, illustrations by Eric Fraser. Designed by Robert L. Dothard and printed by A. Colish, Inc., Mount Vernon. Limited to 1500 copies, this is no. 172 signed by the artist.
Synopsis
The Ars amatoria is a poem in three books by the Roman poet Ovid. It claims to provide teaching in three areas of general preoccupation: how and where to find women (and husbands) in Rome, how to seduce them, and how to prevent others from stealing them.
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- Bookseller
- Leopolis Volodymyr Dmyterko (PL)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 006292
- Title
- The Art of Love
- Author
- Ovid
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Limited Editions Club
- Date Published
- 1971
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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About the Seller
Leopolis Volodymyr Dmyterko
Biblio member since 2019
Kraków
About Leopolis Volodymyr Dmyterko
Specializing in mathematical sciences, Church Slavonic and Slavic books, Eastern European history, travels and topography, bibliography, history and art of the book, history of libraries and collections
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...