Null OVIDE. The First Three Books of the Metamorphosis. Lyon, Guillaume Rouillé,…

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OVIDE. The First Three Books of the Metamorphosis. Lyon, Guillaume Rouillé, 1556. Small in-8, (xxii) ff, 266 pp, marbled basane, gilt fillets, ornate ribbed spine (Modern binding). Translation by M. Anneau. Each leaf decorated with a large frame; a few woodcut header vignettes. Some marginal annotations. Modest copy. Spotting and dampening, small angular tears.

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OVIDE. The First Three Books of the Metamorphosis. Lyon, Guillaume Rouillé, 1556. Small in-8, (xxii) ff, 266 pp, marbled basane, gilt fillets, ornate ribbed spine (Modern binding). Translation by M. Anneau. Each leaf decorated with a large frame; a few woodcut header vignettes. Some marginal annotations. Modest copy. Spotting and dampening, small angular tears.

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