$308
Ovid (43 BC-17/18 AD), ed. Thomas Farnaby (c. 1575-1647) Metamorphoseon Libri XV. Paris: Aegidius Morellus, 1637. Folio, large woodcut printer's device of a fountain to title, illustrated with full-page engraved homage to Ovid and fifteen additional engravings (one for each book) by Salomon Savery (1594-1665) after the drawings of Francis Cleyn (1582-1658) originally used for the Sandys translation printed in London in 1636, good impressions, one illustrations with repairs, other with marginal tears, bound in continental parchment over boards, 11 1/2 x 7 3/4 in. [pi]2, A-G6, H4, I2 (I2 ?blank). Estimate $200-300 Items may have wear and tear, imperfections, or the effects of aging. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Skinner shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2019-07-23
