Shakespeare's Ovid Being Arthur Golding's Translation of the Metamorphoses
by Ovid; Translated by Arthur Golding; Edited by W. H. D. Rouse
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
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About This Item
Limited to only 12 copies on vellum, of which this is No. 6. Gilt title to spine. Engraved frontispiece featuring vignette of the King's Library with illuminated initials at each header, as well as a facsimile of the William Seres original 1567 title page. Graham Watson bookplate to front pastedown; otherwise a nice clean copy with no previous owners' names or other defacements. Scarce.
8.75 x 12 in or 22 x 30.5 cm
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- Bookseller
- William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8728
- Title
- Shakespeare's Ovid Being Arthur Golding's Translation of the Metamorphoses
- Author
- Ovid; Translated by Arthur Golding; Edited by W. H. D. Rouse
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Alexander Moring Ltd/ De la More Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1904
- Pages
- [vi] 321
- Size
- 4to
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature;
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William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
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William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
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- Vellum
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...