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Ovid. Les Metamorphoses, en latin et en françois, de la traduction de M. l'abbé Banier. Paris, Pissot, 1767-71. In 4° (248 x 185 mm). Antiporta, 3 pages of dedication, 4 vignettes on title pages, uncul-de-lampe at end of fourth volume, and 139 plates engraved by Baquoy, Basan, de Ghendt, Le Mire, Nee, Pouce, Saint-Aubin, Choffard to designs by Boucher, Eisen, Gravelot, Moreau. Nineteenth-century amateur binding in full dark brown morocco with double threading and corner fleurons to plates, friezes and title in gilt to spine, nailing à dentelles, gilt edges. Ex libris by James Hale Bates. Beautiful fresh copy of this superb illustrated edition, actually printed by Prault. Cohen 769: "Superbe ouvrage du aux soins de l'editeur Basan et du graveur Le Mire. C'est un des plus galamment illustrés de tout le siècle." (4)
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Ovid. Les Metamorphoses, en latin et en françois, de la traduction de M. l'abbé Banier. Paris, Pissot, 1767-71. In 4° (248 x 185 mm). Antiporta, 3 pages of dedication, 4 vignettes on title pages, uncul-de-lampe at end of fourth volume, and 139 plates engraved by Baquoy, Basan, de Ghendt, Le Mire, Nee, Pouce, Saint-Aubin, Choffard to designs by Boucher, Eisen, Gravelot, Moreau. Nineteenth-century amateur binding in full dark brown morocco with double threading and corner fleurons to plates, friezes and title in gilt to spine, nailing à dentelles, gilt edges. Ex libris by James Hale Bates. Beautiful fresh copy of this superb illustrated edition, actually printed by Prault. Cohen 769: "Superbe ouvrage du aux soins de l'editeur Basan et du graveur Le Mire. C'est un des plus galamment illustrés de tout le siècle." (4)
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