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FOLIO SOCIETY, January 1992. Hardcover. Good.

London: The Folio Society, 1992. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Fine. Large 8vo 9" - 10. Sarah Raphael. Augmented with the lovely illustrations from the paintings by Sarah Raphael, a sterling condition exemplar of a fine contribution to Greek myth and folklor, a hardcover copy bound in illustrated paper over boards, black cloth-backed, with unbruised tips, tight binding, and clean internals, showing only very slight shelf- and edge-wear; not ex-library, with neither underlining nor highlighting anywhere. Marred only by previous owner's embossed stamp at first free endpaper. Housed in a simple cardboard slipcase, rubbed a bit, but structurally sound. [11], 12-174 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.

London: Folio Society, 1992. 1st. Hardcover. Fine. Raphael, Sarah. Bound in publisher's original quarter buckram with paper sides designed by Sarah Raphael all housed in a blue paper-covered slipcase. Title-page lettering by John Andrew. Paintings by Sarah Raphael.

London: The Folio Society, 1992. Near Fine. The book is tight and square with solid hinges and bindings, and clean boards. Light rubbing to corners. The textblock has a faint small indentation on the half-title, else clean with no writing, bookplate, or markings, and not BCE, ex-library, or remaindered. Frontispiece plus full-color plates by Sarah Raphael. The dark blue card slipcase is near fine with light wear. 174 pages. 7½ " X 11" tall. This book contains six very different writings by Frederic Raphael."Oedipus and Jocasta" — a one-page poem; "Of Gods and Men: A Film" — a tale of greed, corruption, torture, infanticide, cannibalism, and almost every other sin conceived; "Narcissus and Echo" — a nine-page poem that retells the myth; "The Story of Daedalus" — a 30-page story of Daedalus now set in the 20th century; "The Labors of Herakles" — starts with a scene of Herakles killing family followed by a 20-page poem describing the labors forced upon Herakles in penance for his sins; and… Read More

London: Folio Society, 1992. Limited Edition, #49/100. Hardcover. Octavo, 174 pages. In Very Good minus condition with Very Good minus slip case. Quarter purple Nigerian goatskin binding with boards in red, purple, and gold marbled paper. Spine faded, with gilt lettering. Slip case covered in black paper, showing mild shelf wear and soiling, along with some fading to spine. Upper edge gilt; contains full color illustrations. Signed flat by Frederic and Sarah Raphael on limitations page, and hand-numbered 49 at limitations page. Pages clean. Shelved in Case 9 3/4. 1352814. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.