Ovid's Metamorphoses in Fifteen Books
by Ovid (Publious Ovidius Naso)
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
-
Chico, California, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Heritage Press, 1961. One of the canonical works of Augustan literature, in a typically attractive presentation by Heritage Press. This is a Fine copy of the First Editiion Thus, illustrated by Hans Erni. Translation by "Eminent Hands" (Addison, Dryden, Congreve, et.al.).Tan cloth binding, with titling and decorations in red and gilt. Clean text; lii, 520 pages. No dustjacket; slipcased. A large, heavy book; postage at exact cost.. First Thus. Hard Cover. Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Hans Erni. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Quercus Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 004484
- Title
- Ovid's Metamorphoses in Fifteen Books
- Author
- Ovid (Publious Ovidius Naso)
- Illustrator
- Hans Erni
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Edition
- First Thus
- Publisher
- The Heritage Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1961
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Bookseller catalogs
- Classical History and Literature;
Terms of Sale
Quercus Rare Books
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About the Seller
Quercus Rare Books
Biblio member since 2006
Chico, California
About Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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