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Sale 457: Fine & Rare Books from Two Private Collections (with additions) (#457) 06/30/2011 1:00 PM PDT Closed
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Lot #186Ovid's Metamorphoses in Fifteen Books

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Lot closed - Sold For (Includes Buyers Premium):$625

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Sale 457: Fine & Rare Books from Two Private Collections (with additions) (#457) 06/30/2011 1:00 PM PDT Closed
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Title:

Ovid's Metamorphoses in Fifteen Books

Author:

Ovid

Place Published:

London

Publisher:

Jacob Tonson

Date Published:

1717

Description:

[6], xx, [4], 548 pp. Additional illustrated engraved title page, engraved portrait of the Princess of Wales, and 15 full page engraved plates. (Folio) 41x26.5 cm. (16¼x10½") old half calf and marbled boards.

Translated By Dryden, Addison, Pope and others. Some copies have a second engraved portrait, not present here. ESTC T108889. Armorial bookplate of Edward Disbrone of Walton, Derbyshire.

Condition:

Binding well worn, front cover detached, backstrip largely perished; engraved title partially detached, some marginal wear and short tears; internally very good and worthy of restoration.

Item#:

219843

Headline:

Ovid's Metamorphoses 1717 Folio Edition
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