Ovidius Naso. Metamorphosis, 17th-Century editions in French -- Les Metamorphoses de nouveau traduites, Rouen, chez Theodore Reinsart, 1613, 12mo, engraved title, woodcut vignettes (later leaves dampstained at lower margins), 19th century armorial calf, gilt (extremities rubbed); Les Metamorphoses de nouveau traduittes, Paris, chez Matthieu Guillemot, 1614, 8vo, engraved title, portrait and 15 full-page engravings by Leopold Gaultier (title and preliminaries dampstained, [?] lacking a preliminary leaf, some yellowing and occasional soiling), contemporary vellum; Les Metamorphoses traduites en vers François par T. Corneille, Paris, chez Gabriel Quintet, 1669, Books I and II [? all published] in one vol., 12mo, engraved frontispiece and one plate, 19th-century citron calf, gilt, g.e., bookplate of J. Degout and earlier ownership inscriptions; Metamorphoses en Rondeaux, Amsterdam, chez Pierre Mortier, 1697, 2 vols. in one, 8vo, engraved illustrations, contemporary calf. (4)

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Ovidius Naso. Metamorphosis, 17th-Century editions in French -- Les Metamorphoses de nouveau traduites, Rouen, chez Theodore Reinsart, 1613, 12mo, engraved title, woodcut vignettes (later leaves dampstained at lower margins), 19th century armorial calf, gilt (extremities rubbed); Les Metamorphoses de nouveau traduittes, Paris, chez Matthieu Guillemot, 1614, 8vo, engraved title, portrait and 15 full-page engravings by Leopold Gaultier (title and preliminaries dampstained, [?] lacking a preliminary leaf, some yellowing and occasional soiling), contemporary vellum; Les Metamorphoses traduites en vers François par T. Corneille, Paris, chez Gabriel Quintet, 1669, Books I and II [? all published] in one vol., 12mo, engraved frontispiece and one plate, 19th-century citron calf, gilt, g.e., bookplate of J. Degout and earlier ownership inscriptions; Metamorphoses en Rondeaux, Amsterdam, chez Pierre Mortier, 1697, 2 vols. in one, 8vo, engraved illustrations, contemporary calf. (4)

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