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St. Martin's Press, 1961 Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Preface By Daniel-Rops Of The Académie Française, Translated From The French By A. Lytton Sells. A Fictionalized Diary Of The Poet Ovid's Final Eight Years Of Life While Exiled From Rome To Tomi, Which Is In Present Day Romania. To Complete The Circle, Romania Is The Country Of The Author's Birth And From Which... Unmarked, Clean And Solid Copy. Normal Shelf Wear And Aging. Dust Jacket Not Price Clipped, Shows Normal Shelf Wear And Now In A Protective Mylar Jacket..

1st edition, proof copy, published by George Allen & Unwin Ltd. in London, 1961. Translated from the French by A. Lytton Sells, and includes a preface by Daniel-Rops of the Académie Française. In near-fine condition. The softcover is very faded along the spine, and there are a few small tears, likely a result of shelving damage. There is a 'Book Proof' stamp mark in the centre of the front cover. Some tanning and foxing visible on the inside pages. Includes small printed blurb and details about book inside.

London: George Allen and Unwin, 1961. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First edition in English. Light foxing to the endpapers, and the facing jacket flaps, else fine in fine dustwrapper with a short tear. Historical novel, being an apochryphal journal of the poet Ovid during his exile in Tomis, winner of the 1960 Prix Goncourt. Scarce.