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The Metamorphoses

of Publius Ovidius Naso. Translated by the most eminent hands, a selection from the 1717 edition.

Stock Code 113141

London, Golden Cockerel Press, 1958

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Ovid's Metamorphoses in a beautiful modern edition, specially bound with an additional suite of plates including three not published in the regular edition.

Edition limited to 75 specially bound copies with an additional suite of 14 plates (3 not printed in the book), from an overall edition of 200, this is number 13; small folio (32 x 20 cm); frontispiece, title vignette and 10 illustrations by J. Yunge Bateman; tan morocco by Mansell, boards with gilt design on red morocco oval onlays, gilt lettering and cockerel motifs to spine, top edge gilt, the additional suite of plates in a red cloth folder, with the original, matching slip-case; spine slightly darkened, a very good copy with only very slight wear to slip-case.

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The Metamorphoses

(GOLDEN COCKEREL PRESS). OVID.

Stock code: 113141

$3,230.00

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