Ovid's Metamorphosis Englished 17th Century Printing
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“ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL WORKS IN WESTERN LITERATURE”: Rare 17th century printing of George Sandys' revered English translation of Ovid's Metamorphosis, illustrated with two engraved portraits of Ovid
OVID [SANDYS, George].
Ovid’s Metamorphosis Englished, Mythologized, And Represented in Figures. An Essay to the Translation of Virgil’s Aeneis.
London: Printed by J. L. for Andrew Hebb, 1640.
Fourth edition of George Sandys' revered English translation of Ovid's Metamorphosis. Folio, contemporary paneled boards, rebacked, morocco spine label lettered in gilt, illustrated with two copies of the engraved portrait of Ovid (one opposite engraved title, the other opposite the Life), engraved title page, and 15 full-page plates (one at the beginning of each book of the poem); with the first book of the Aeneid at the end. Sandys is pronounced by Dryden to be the best versifier of the preceding age; and Pope affirmed that English Poetry owed much of its beauty to his translations. STC 18968; Sabin 76460; ESTC S121931. In very good condition, period ownership inscription to the verso of the frontispiece. Rare.
Price: $4,000.00 Item Number: 149743
