The new metamorphosis: . or, pleasant transformation of the Golden ass of Lucius Apuleius of Medaura. Also the golden spy: or, magical wonders perform'd by gold in the courts of Europe, in love and politicks, by its power on the favourite ladies of all ages. In twenty-five novels. Altered and improved to the modern times and manners; exposing the secret follies and vices of maids, wives and widows; nuns, fryars and jesuits; statesmen, and courtiers, &c. Written in Italian by Carlo Monte Socio, Fellow of the Academy of Humoristi in Rome, and translated from the Vatican manuscripts. To which is prefix'd, the Life of Lucius Apuleius. In two volumes. Adorn'd with new cuts.
Charles Gildon (1665-1724)
Category
Books
Date
1724
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire
NT 3142023
Summary
Bibliographic description
2v., plates . ill.. . 12mo.. Provenance: Eighteenth-century armorial bookplate, Curzon impaling Colyear, signed 'P. Mazell': 'Recte et Suaviter' (Franks 7705 2nd state- fine text) [Sir Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Baron Scarsdale (1726-1804) m. 1750 Lady Caroline Colyear]. Binding: Eighteenth-century full leather binding; gilt fillet border; four raised bands; spine gilt decorated and gilt lettered: "Golden Ass".
Makers and roles
Charles Gildon (1665-1724)