Lot no. 49
(1510). OVIDE. METAMORPHOSEOS LIBRI MORALIZATI CUM PULCHERRIMIS FABULARUM PRINCIPALIUM FIGURIS.
Lyon, Claude Davost for Etienne Gueynard, 15 May 1510
In-4° of [6]-219-[9] leaves, rough wood (contemporary binding).
The title, printed in red and black, is adorned with a large vignette depicting the creation of the world, the last leaf of the preface contains a mid-page circular cosmographic diagram showing the winds and climatic zones of the earth, and a third-page woodcut is placed in front of the fifteen books of the Metamorphoses.
This is the first edition with the suite of 15 VIGNETTES DESSINEES PAR G. LEROY, which was reused by Huguetan in 1512. Handwritten annotations, copy with good margins, a few wormholes and light rings. The volume has been stripped of its skin (Baudrier XI, 222) (USTC, 143665, 10 copies).
See original version (French) Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
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