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METAMORPHOSES D'OVIDE en Rondeaux Imprimez et Enrichis de Figures par Ordre de sa Majeste, Dediez a Monseigneur le Dauphin
by [EMBLEM BOOK] OVID [BENSERADE (Isaac de)]
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Lacking the frontispiece; owner names on front blanks; title page to first volume with short stitched repair of a tear; contents
- Seller
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Fleetwood, Pennsylvania, United States
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About This Item
Paris: Imprimerie Royale, 1697. Early Edition. Hardcover. Lacking the frontispiece; owner names on front blanks; title page to first volume with short stitched repair of a tear; contents clean with dark impressions of the plates. Bindings solid with light wear and short splits along the joints with covers firm. Near Fine. Two small quarto (6-1/4" x 8-1/4") volumes bound in full mottled calf leather with marbled endpapers and gilt-lettered contrasting morocco spine labels: [x], 243, [1]; 220, [4] pages. Text in French translation by Issac de Benserade who was commissioned by Louis XIV to make this translation for the education of his son, Louis -- Le Grand Dauphin of France. Illustrated with title vignettes and 226 half-page engravings by Francois Chauveau and Sebastien Le Clerc; lacking the frontispiece. The plates are copies (mostly reversed and unsigned) of the original etchings by Chauveau and Leclerc; they were first published in 1679 (Amsterdam: Abraham Wolfgang). Philip Hofer in BAROQUE BOOK ILLUSTRATION refers to the illustrations as prefigurements of the "grace and elegance of the best French rococo" (page 14). Bookplate of Mr. Edward F. Starbuck on the front pastedown of each volume with ink presentation on the bookplates.
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- Bookseller
- Charles Agvent
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 020472
- Title
- METAMORPHOSES D'OVIDE en Rondeaux Imprimez et Enrichis de Figures par Ordre de sa Majeste, Dediez a Monseigneur le Dauphin
- Author
- [EMBLEM BOOK] OVID [BENSERADE (Isaac de)]
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Lacking the frontispiece; owner names on front blanks; title page to first volume with short stitched repair of a tear; contents
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Early Edition
- Publisher
- Imprimerie Royale
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1697
- Keywords
- Early Printed Books, Illustrated Books, Emblem Books
- Bookseller catalogs
- Copper Engravings; Emblem Books; 17th Century;
Terms of Sale
Charles Agvent
All books subject to prior sale. Payment with order; institutions may be billed. Postage additional: $11.00 for the first book, $6.00 each thereafter. Overseas postage billed at approximate cost. Pennsylvania residents must add 6% sales tax. Mastercard, Visa, and American Express accepted. We are also open to reasonable payment terms. A book may be returned within 7 days of receipt for any reason provided it is in the same condition as sent and prior notice is given. Please insure returns for their full value.
About the Seller
Charles Agvent
Biblio member since 2003
Fleetwood, Pennsylvania
About Charles Agvent
We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).
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