London: Printed for J. and R, Tonson, MDCCXXXVI (1736)
Three books in one. Duodecimo (101mm x 163mm x 32mm). Bound in full brown leather, gilt line border on covers, spine with seven raised bands with gilt lines, and gilt title on red label.
(xxiv) n.n., 348pp. With 13 copperplate engraved plates, including frontispiece; xylographic decorative vignettes at head and tail of each chapter; and xylographic decorative drop caps at the beginning of each “Book”.
Publius Ovidius Naso (43 BC – 17/18 AD), was a Roman poet who lived during the reign of Augustus. He was a contemporary of Virgil and Horace, with whom he is often ranked as one of the three canonical poets of Latin literature. He is best known for the Metamorphoses, one of the most important sources of classical mythology. Although Ovid enjoyed enormous popularity during his lifetime, the emperor Augustus banished him to a remote province on the Black Sea, where he remained until his death.
Condition: Overall very good. Light wear and scuff marks to the boards, light creasing to spine, one small chip to top of spine. Small stains to rear board. Previous owner’s bookplate on front pastedown, browning to edges of pastedowns and endpapers. Previous owner’s signature/note in pen and small stains to title page. Text is clean, and copy is well bound. Please also see photos.
- Overall Condition: Very Good
