Ovidius´ Les metamorphoses 1677 in red binding
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FINE BINDING. OVIDIUS (NASO, P.). Les metamorphoses d'Ovide, en latin et françois, divisées en XV. livres, avec de nouvelles ecplications historiques, morales & politiques sur toutes les fables, chacune selon son sujet, de la traduction de mr. Pierre Du-Ryer Parisien.... Edition nouvelle, enrichie de tres-belles figures. Bruxelles (chez François Foppens) 1677.
Folio (c. 443x280 mm.). (6, lacks half-title, 2 leaves dedication and 2 leaves "Au lecteur"), 1-520, (4), 521-574 (pp. 551-552 omitted at printing) pp. Title printed in red and black with engraved vignette, 124 engraved vignettes after A. van Diepenbeek (complete).
Later (early 20th century) red calf, gilt borders and decorations, on middle of covers the Swedish national coat-of-arms, gilt inner borders, gilt edges of covers, richly gilt spine in seven compartments, all edges gilt. (Hedberg).
About 20 leaves with mended tears or wormholes, mostly in lower part or margin, some in outer margin. Some minor foxing or spotting. Bookplate of Tidö bibliotek (Castle Tidö library).
Auktionsnummer:
6027
Datum:
2018-12-07