Publii Ovidii Nasonis Operum Two Volumes Bound as One
Amstelodami, Typis Danielis Elzeverii, Sumptibus Societatis. 1664. Hardcover. In Latin, this is a new edition of Heinsius's text of 1652 of the poetry of Ovid. A lovely small volume that contains the text of Ovid's first two books, the Amatoria and the Metamorphoseon. Bound in period brown mottled leather with gilt decorations and red label to spine. Expertly restored with dark brown Japanese tissue reinforcing both joints and off-white tissue reinforcing both hinges. Fading to gilt title on spine and there is a closed crack going down the middle of the spine. Original white endpapers with some fading and soiling. Text pages have lightly browned and there is occasional foxing but text is still clean and legible. There is a split between the two volumes but the text block remains firm. With a general title page with a woodcut illustration and an ownership signature, and each book has a title page with Elsevier's printer's device in vignette. Housed in a custom brown leather clamshellbox with gilt titling to cover. A nice copy in very good condition. Measures 2.5 x 4.5 inches. Box is about 5.5 x 3.25 x 2 inches. Volume I: 268 pages. Volume II: 292 pages. CLA/031423. Very Good. More