Shelfmark
Lu.2.05
Author
Uniform title
[Metamorphoses. English]
Title
Ovid's Metamorphoses : in fifteen books / translated into English verse under the direction of Sir Samuel Garth; by John Dryden, Alexander Pope, Joseph Addison, William Congreve, and other eminent hands.
Publication, distribution, etc.
Verona : Printed for the Members of the Limited Editions Club at the Officina Bodoni in Verona, 1958.
Physical description
lvi, [2], 520, [4]p : ill. (engravings) ; 25cm.
Note
Engravings by Hans Erni.
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Printed by Giovanni Mardersteig.
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With a half-title.
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Publisher's white buckram quarter-binding with green and white decorated paper boards and lettering stamped in gold on green cloth label on spine ; with original brown paper dust-jacket housed in original brown card slipcase.
Note
ECL copy: No. 74 of 1500 and signed by engraver and printer.
Provenance
Given to ECL by Nicholas Kessler ; bookplate of Nicholas Kessler.
Provenance
Ms. inscription: "To Nicholas Kessler, a great collector and a good friend, a small token of my affection, Adrian Fluhmann".
Subject
Mythology, Classical.
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Erni, Hans, 1909 - ? engraver.
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Mardersteig, Giovanni, 1892 - 1977 printer.
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Fluhmann, Adrian inscriber.
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Italy Verona.
Language code
eng lat
Identifier
B25053