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OVIDIUS NASO (43 B.C.-?17 A.D.). Las metamorphoses, o transformaciones. Toledo: Francisco de Guzman, 1578. 8° (140 x 90mm). Woodcut border on title. (Small repair to H5.) Blue morocco by Brugalla, 1942, gilt supralibros, turn-ins and edges. Provenance: purchased from José Porter, 1941.
Lot 117

OVIDIUS NASO (43 B.C.-?17 A.D.). Las metamorphoses, o transformaciones. Toledo: Francisco de Guzman, 1578. 8° (140 x 90mm). Woodcut border on title. (Small repair to H5.) Blue morocco by Brugalla, 1942, gilt supralibros, turn-ins and edges. Provenance: purchased from José Porter, 1941.

Closed20 March 2013

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GBP 750

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OVIDIUS NASO (43 B.C.-?17 A.D.). Las metamorphoses, o transformaciones. Toledo: Francisco de Guzman, 1578. 8° (140 x 90mm). Woodcut border on title. (Small repair to H5.) Blue morocco by Brugalla, 1942, gilt supralibros, turn-ins and edges. Provenance: purchased from José Porter, 1941.

This version, by Jorge de Bustamante, was for a long time attributed to Luis Hurtado de Toledo because of his sonnet at the beginning of the book. Palau XII, 207489.