OVID, [PUBLIUS OVIDIUS NASO]. Metamorphosis Englished, Mythologiz'd, and Represented in Figures. An Essay to the Translation of Vergil's Aeneis. By G[eorge] S[andys]. London: Printed by J.L. for Andrew Hebb..., 1640. Engraved frontispiece portrait, engraved title and 15 engraved plates by Salomon Savery after Francis Clein. Folio, red levant morocco gilt, covers panelled in gilt, gilt spine in six compartements by STERN & DRESS, light rubbing to extremities, joints professionally restored; frontispiece and engraved title slightly dampstained, with a small tear at the center of the latter, occasional staining, soiliing or browning, previous owner's ink signature, dated 1653, on the engraved title; modern quater morocco slipcase. Sabin 57984 and 76460. STC 18968.

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OVID, [PUBLIUS OVIDIUS NASO]. Metamorphosis Englished, Mythologiz'd, and Represented in Figures. An Essay to the Translation of Vergil's Aeneis. By G[eorge] S[andys]. London: Printed by J.L. for Andrew Hebb..., 1640. Engraved frontispiece portrait, engraved title and 15 engraved plates by Salomon Savery after Francis Clein. Folio, red levant morocco gilt, covers panelled in gilt, gilt spine in six compartements by STERN & DRESS, light rubbing to extremities, joints professionally restored; frontispiece and engraved title slightly dampstained, with a small tear at the center of the latter, occasional staining, soiliing or browning, previous owner's ink signature, dated 1653, on the engraved title; modern quater morocco slipcase. Sabin 57984 and 76460. STC 18968.

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Sandys (1578-1644), an English poet remembered chiefly for his translation of Ovid's Metamorphosis, was one of the first English settlers of Virginia. The present edition is a reprint of the 1632 edition. The plates are the same as those in the 1632 edition...

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