Pub: Ovidii Nasonis Opera. Daniel Heinsius textum recensuit…
OVID. Pub: Ovidii Nasonis Opera. Daniel Heinsius textum recensuit…
Leiden: Ex officina Elzeviriana, 1629
3vols. 12mo. (124 x 80 mm). Engraved title to Vol I with portrait roundel of Ovid with prominently-sized proboscis, woodcut printer’s device to titles of vols. II and III. Calendar in vol III printed in red and black. Occasional very light scattered spotting, small neat early repair to one corner of Q6 (vol II), not touching text, vol II lacking final two blanks (of three), a very good and clean set in elegant contemporary vellum over paper boards, spines titled in gilt, all edges speckled blue. Upper cover of vol I with small scratch and one small inkspot. 18th century engraved armorial bookplate of Lord Sandys to upper pastedown of all 3 volumes.
FIRST ELZEVIER EDITION, A VERY GOOD SET IN CONTEMPORARY VELLUM WITH A NOBLE PROVENANCE. “Édition jolie et assez rare [an attractive and quite rare edition]” (Willems). This edition follows the version printed by Plantin in 1578 and corrected by Andrea Navagero, the 16th century Venetian diplomat and scholar, who was a corrector for the Aldine Press. This was thus the most correct edition available at the time. Brunet notes that copies in good condition are "peu communs [scarce]" and good sets are rare on the market.
W 317; B 2100; R 288; Copinger 3437; BRUNET IV, 272.
OVID. Pub: Ovidii Nasonis Opera. Daniel Heinsius textum recensuit…
Leiden: Ex officina Elzeviriana, 1629
3vols. 12mo. (124 x 80 mm). Engraved title to Vol I with portrait roundel of Ovid with prominently-sized proboscis, woodcut printer’s device to titles of vols. II and III. Calendar in vol III printed in red and black. Occasional very light scattered spotting, small neat early repair to one corner of Q6 (vol II), not touching text, vol II lacking final two blanks (of three), a very good and clean set in elegant contemporary vellum over paper boards, spines titled in gilt, all edges speckled blue. Upper cover of vol I with small scratch and one small inkspot. 18th century engraved armorial bookplate of Lord Sandys to upper pastedown of all 3 volumes.
FIRST ELZEVIER EDITION, A VERY GOOD SET IN CONTEMPORARY VELLUM WITH A NOBLE PROVENANCE. “Édition jolie et assez rare [an attractive and quite rare edition]” (Willems). This edition follows the version printed by Plantin in 1578 and corrected by Andrea Navagero, the 16th century Venetian diplomat and scholar, who was a corrector for the Aldine Press. This was thus the most correct edition available at the time. Brunet notes that copies in good condition are "peu communs [scarce]" and good sets are rare on the market.
W 317; B 2100; R 288; Copinger 3437; BRUNET IV, 272.
OVID. Pub: Ovidii Nasonis Opera. Daniel Heinsius textum recensuit…
Leiden: Ex officina Elzeviriana, 1629
3vols. 12mo. (124 x 80 mm). Engraved title to Vol I with portrait roundel of Ovid with prominently-sized proboscis, woodcut printer’s device to titles of vols. II and III. Calendar in vol III printed in red and black. Occasional very light scattered spotting, small neat early repair to one corner of Q6 (vol II), not touching text, vol II lacking final two blanks (of three), a very good and clean set in elegant contemporary vellum over paper boards, spines titled in gilt, all edges speckled blue. Upper cover of vol I with small scratch and one small inkspot. 18th century engraved armorial bookplate of Lord Sandys to upper pastedown of all 3 volumes.
FIRST ELZEVIER EDITION, A VERY GOOD SET IN CONTEMPORARY VELLUM WITH A NOBLE PROVENANCE. “Édition jolie et assez rare [an attractive and quite rare edition]” (Willems). This edition follows the version printed by Plantin in 1578 and corrected by Andrea Navagero, the 16th century Venetian diplomat and scholar, who was a corrector for the Aldine Press. This was thus the most correct edition available at the time. Brunet notes that copies in good condition are "peu communs [scarce]" and good sets are rare on the market.
W 317; B 2100; R 288; Copinger 3437; BRUNET IV, 272.