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Ovidius Naso,P. Orpheus and Eurydice. From the tenth and eleventh book of the Metamorphoses. (Frankfurt, Bauersche Gießerei 1961). Fol. With 14 woodcuts by Hans Orlowski. 10 pp. in block binding. Opbd (stock, rear joint torn). - Tiessen II, 18 - Printed in a small edition.

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Ovidius Naso,P. Orpheus and Eurydice. From the tenth and eleventh book of the Metamorphoses. (Frankfurt, Bauersche Gießerei 1961). Fol. With 14 woodcuts by Hans Orlowski. 10 pp. in block binding. Opbd (stock, rear joint torn). - Tiessen II, 18 - Printed in a small edition.

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