The Satyricon of Petronius. [SIGNED BY ILLUSTRATOR] The Translation by William Burnaby, Revised for the Present Edition by [the Editor] Gilbert Bagnani...
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1964. First edition thus. Hardcover. Quarto. xxiii, (1), 246, (2)pp. White pigskin lettered in gilt, over pictorial red cloth stamped in gilt. Housed in publisher's matching red cloth slipcase, spine lettered in gilt. Illustrated with 52 monochrome drawings (including 8 that are full-page and 2 double-page) by Antonio Sotomayor. Edition limited to 1500 numbered copies (this is #1363), signed on the limitation leaf by Sotomayor. Slipcase lightly dusted. There is a library donation rubber stamp on the half-title as well as several text leaves. But for these stamps (and priced accordingly) this would be a fine copy in a near fine slipcase. very good to near fine. Item #50590
Price: $65.00