Adlington translator (18 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. xiv + 235pp, bound in blue cloth, gilt lettered, very good condition, Chapman and Dodd, London, undated, circa 1930.

Zustand: New.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Reprint. Volume 2 only. Folio. The boards are edge rubbed with scuffing along the edges. The binding is secure. The pages are browned due to age. There are no ink inscriptions or annotations. Extra postage required unless posted within South Africa. JHK. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Hardback. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Undated hardback edition, c. 1930s (?), in the Abbey Classics series (no.VI) with no jacket. In overall good to very good used condition with only minor signs of age, handling and storage - blue cloth boards tanned to spine and slightly rubbed to edges. Internally clean. Binding tight and appears little read, no annotations or inscriptions; light toning to page-ends but text bright and clear throughout. Not an old library book. Photograph available. Martin Travers (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. y Very Good. y First Thus. London: John Westhouse, 1947. Book. Illus. by Brian Robb. Very Good. Pale Green Cloth Boards. First Thus. 7.5" Tall x 6" Wide. Tale written in the 2nd century AD about an ass with human intelligence, translated from the original Latin by William Adlington, with an introduction by Denis Saurat. 220pp, illustrated with black and white drawings to the text. Gilt drawing to top board and gilt title on black label to spine. Boards slightly bowed, minor marking to edges and remains of owner's inscription to pastedown, otherwise very good copy. Unclipped DJ has slight edge and surface wear, otherwise very good. Brian Robb (illustrator). Book.…

hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. 2nd. 2 volume set. 2nd reset edition. light shelf wear on the brown boards and slipcase. a bit marked. contents remain much neat and presentable. very heavy, may require extra postage outside South Africa. [SK]. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. Pages clean, no markings. Dust jacket unclipped with light edgewear. NEW EU 5 EURO CHARGE FOR IMPORTS IS INCLUDED IN OUR SHIPPING PRICE. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK, ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.…

Cloth. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Cloth. No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 359 pages. Edited, with an introduction by F.J.Harvey Darton. Privately printed for the Navarre Society Limited. Covers rubbed and marked, corners knocked. Undated and pages ageing but a good copy with illustrations and "numerous decorations as occasion serves". Philip Hagreen (illustrator).…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'The Golden Ass of Apuleius', also known as the 'Metamorphoses', stands as the only ancient Roman novel to survive in its entirety. A masterpiece of picaresque fiction and satire, the narrative follows the misadventures of a young provincial man named Lucius. Driven by an insatiable curiosity for the occult, Lucius attempts to transform himself into a bird but accidentally turns into a donkey instead. Through the eyes of this beast of burden, the reader is taken on a sprawling journey across the Roman Empire, encountering a vibrant cast of thieves, sorcerers, and commoners. …

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - 'The Golden Ass of Apuleius', also known as the 'Metamorphoses', stands as the only ancient Roman novel to survive in its entirety. A masterpiece of picaresque fiction and satire, the narrative follows the misadventures of a young provincial man named Lucius. Driven by an insatiable curiosity for the occult, Lucius attempts to transform himself into a bird but accidentally turns into a donkey instead. Through the eyes of this beast of burden, the reader is taken on a sprawling journey across the Roman Empire, encountering a vibrant cast of thieves, sorcerers, and commoners.The work is perhaps most famous for containing the enchanting story of 'Cupid and Psyche', a profound allegory of the soul's quest for divine union. As Lucius endures numerous hardships and humiliations in his animal form, his physical journey parallels a spiritual awakening that eventually leads to a powerful encounter with the goddess Isis. Translated by William Adlington, this version preserves the wit, bawdiness, and mystical depth of the original text. 'The Golden Ass of Apuleius' remains a foundational work of Western literature, offering an unparalleled glimpse into the folklore, religion, and social life of the ancient world.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you may see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.…

Leather Backed Boards. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. . Done into English by William Adlington. With an introduction by Thomas Seccombe. Limited edition of 1150 copies. 279 pages with deckled edges. Decorative brown/gilt leather backing to paper covered boards. Engraved plate frontispiece (tissue guarded).The initial letter of each chapter printed with elaborate scrolling. Endpapers foxed; boards worn at corners. A few marks on boards and leather backing but still a very good and attractive publication.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Limited Edition. Limited edition of just 550 copies. Full vellum hardback with gilt lettering and gilt rules. Showing well, sharp corners, no splits. Contents clean and tidy, just showing a couple of labels at the endpaper. Size: 195mm x 130mm; collation: pp. lxxxvi; 65. Illustrated. Scarce. …

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Ex library hardback, no DJ; usual stamps/markings. Published in 1924 by George Routledge & Sons Ltd., London. Original boards are generally worn with some corner bumping & page edges a little grubby otherwise a good, clean copy. Ready for immediate despatch from UK. BS-2A*.…

Audio Book (Cassette). Zustand: Near Fine. Limited Edition. 1923 first limited edition, this is an early copy number 469 of 3000. With 16 full page colour and black and white illustrations by De Bosschere, depictions often somewhat grisly and macabre, in art nouveau style . Interior clean with no writing, marks or tears and all pages tight in binding, brown cloth covers with gilt titles clean and unscuffed, a little dulled to front. Jean De Bosschere (illustrator).…

Cloth. Zustand: Near Fine. First edition. An extremely bright, first edition copy of Jean de Bosschere's illustrated edition of the classic Roman novel 'The Golden Asse'. An uncommon work, especially in such a wonderful condition.'The Golden Ass(e)' is the only ancient Roman novel in Latin to survive in its entirety.Collated, complete with a frontispiece and fifteen plates. Jean de Bosschere was renowned for his lavish and erotic colour plates, with their stunning use of saturated colour. Such plates are included in this work, and other erotic classics produced by him such as Aristophanes, Ovid, and Strato.A limited edition, numbered 1963 of 3000 copies.This text was translated by William Adlington one among the host of translators that made the Elizabethan era the "golden age of translations". His translation of this work in 1566 was the text's first appearance in English and has been steadily reprinted into the twentieth century.With an introduction by E B Osborn.A fantastic copy of this fantastically illustrated work. A truly brilliant example of Jean de Bosshere's striking illustrations. In the publisher's original cloth binding. Externally, excellent with just some minor bumping to the head and tail of spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright. A few light spots to the endpapers. Otherwise, pages are very clean. Near Fine. Jean de Bosshere (illustrator). book.…

, [16] 226 [6] pages, black and white frontispiece, printed in black and red ink throughout with illustrated capitals, number 208 of limited edition of 220 copies, finely bound First Edition thus , rebound, slight tanning to untrimmed edges, light foxing to title page, the book is in near fine condition , full light brown morocco with gilt design to both boards, title stamped to upper board, five raised bands and gilt lettering to spine, marbled endpapers, red top edge , quarto, 35.5cm x 23cm Hardback ISBN.…

Zustand: Fine. Limited edition. Limited to five hundred and fifty copies. Octavo (7 5/8 x 5 inches; 193 x 125 mm.).[ii], [lxxxvi], [1,], [1, blank], 65, [1, blank]. With a Pre-Raphaelite engraved frontispiece, a wonderful etched engraving of Venus and the Sea-Gull by Scottish Artist Vereker Monteith Hamilton (1856-1931), and a small engraved vignette on the last leaf. Original front wrapper bound in at end. Bound ca. 1910 by Alfred De Sauty (stamp-signed "De Sauty" in gilt on front turn-in) in an Arts and Crafts style binding of full dark green morocco. Front cover with double gilt ruled border surrounding ten floral clusters with maroon morocco inlaid bouquets and fine pointillé, all joined together by a decorative gilt bordered inlaid dark blue morocco gilt decorated branch. In addition there are fourteen inlaid red morocco butterflies and two small gilt decorated inlaid red morocco circles. The center of the front cover is lettered in gilt "Cupid and Psyche". Rear cover with double gilt ruled border surrounding four similar 'corner-piece' floral clusters with maroon morocco inlaid bouquets. There is a central rectangular panel surrounded by a double gilt border enclosing four small gilt decorated inlaid red morocco circles. Spine with five raised bands, decoratively paneled and lettered in gilt in compartments with five decorative gilt butterflies, gilt ruled board-edges, triple gilt ruled turn-ins, top edge gilt, others uncut. Spine ends expertly and almost invisibly repaired. A superb and understated example of the genius of Alfred De Sauty. William Adlington (fl. 1566) was an Elizabethan translator most famous for his translation of Apuleius' Metamorphoses, a 2nd century Roman novel (based on a Greek text), known in English as "The Golden Ass" (1566). The plot follows Lucius, who driven by his desire to see and understand magic, accidentally transforms himself into a donkey. Adlington's version departs at times from the original source material, embracing the "art" of translation and resulting in an incredibly readable version (Robert H. F. Carver). The Most Pleasant and Delectable Tale of the Marriage of Cupid and Psyche is an excerpt from The Golden Ass. Scholars cite Adlington's translation as one of Shakespeare's sources of inspiration. The work of bookbinder Alfred de Sauty (1870-1949) is appreciated for its delicate tooling. Although little is known about his life he worked in both London (1898 to 1923) and Chicago (1923 to 1935). "For instance, scholars are unsure whether, when in London, de Sauty worked independently, for the firm of Riviere & Sons, or both. While in London, he may also have been a designer for the Hampstead Bindery and a teacher at the Central School of Arts and Crafts" (Harvard) as works he bound during this period are signed "de S" or "De Sauty." De Sauty's career in Chicago working for the hand bindery of R. R. Donnelley & Sons is better documented; bindings made here use the name R. R. Donnelly. "He signed his work at the foot of the front doublure, if present, and at the center of the bottom turn-in of the front upper board, if not" (Harvard). Fine.…