Petronius Arbiter, "The Satyricon of Petronius Arbiter," Privately printed for the Hogarth Press, n.d. (ca. 1930s). Translation attributed to Oscar Wilde, with an introduction by Wilde. Illustrated by Alexander King. Limited edition of 2,500 copies, this copy out of series (unnumbered).
Beautiful black and white illustrations by King throughout the book.
Isolated fraying beginning at both spine ends, spine text dulled/faded, all corners slightly bumped. Light dust soiling at top page edges, some scattered soiling to boards. Crack in binding at front endpaper, small crack beginning at bottom of rear hinge, binding otherwise sound. Publisher stamp on limitation page. G+.
