[Rarebooks] FS: ERINNA TO BAUCIS, #32 of 300 copies printed by hand

[Charles Agvent]

ERINNA. ERINNA TO BAUCIS With an Epigram by Antipater of Sidon. New 
York: Privately Printed, 1978. First Edition. Two folio sheets folded 
into fours, 7-3/4" x 10-1/2", printing the papyrus fragment of the poem 
along with a full-page commentary by Marylin B. Arthur who did the 
translation along with Daniel Haberman. Drawing by Cornelia Brendel 
Foss. Copy #32 of 300 printed by hand on handmade paper and SIGNED by 
Haberman. This copy also INSCRIBED by Haberman to R'Lene Dahlberg, wife 
of Edward Dahlberg. Fine.

Erinna was an ancient Greek poet, possibly a contemporary of Sappho. She 
is best known for her long poem, the DISTAFF, a three-hundred line 
hexameter lament for her childhood friend Baucis, who had died shortly 
after marriage.This fragment comes from that poem. (#019417)        $100.00

https://www.charlesagvent.com/shop/agvent/019417.html

-- 
All books subject to prior sale. Cash with order; institutions may be 
billed. Postage additional: $11.00 for the first item; $5.00 for each 
thereafter. Overseas postage billed at approximate cost. Pennsylvania 
residents must add 6% sales tax. Mastercard, Visa, American Express, and 
Discover accepted. Books may be returned within 7 days of receipt for 
any reason provided they are in the same condition as sent and prior 
notice is given. Please insure returns for their full value. We carry a 
diverse stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century 
Literary First Editions, Signed Books, Presidential Autographs, 
Illustrated Books, and the world's largest inventory of Limited Editions 
Club books. *We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be 
members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and 
the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).* Please feel 
free to contact us with any wants or offerings. Thank you.

CHARLES AGVENT

37 Ridge Drive

Fleetwood, PA 19522-9638

484-575-8825

info at charlesagvent.com

Please visit our shop: https://www.charlesagvent.com



---
This email has been checked for viruses by AVG.
https://www.avg.com