Lot no. 7
(1576). OVIDE. METAMORPHOSEON LIBRI XV.
Paris, H. de Marnef and G. Cavellat, 1576.
In-16 of 579-[13] pages, mahogany morocco, cold fillets on covers with gilt motifs at corners, central gilt iron, ribbed spine, gilt lace inside, gilt edges (Alfred Matthews).
A very handsome edition decorated with the 178 VIGNETTES engraved by Bernard Salomon and which first appeared in the 1557 edition. They are here in an excellent edition. A fine copy despite a weak hinge. (USTC 171327) (Duplessis Essais Ovide n°125).
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