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KÂ- MONDO / KAPANDJI MORHANGE

200 - [OVID] and BURMAN, Pieter. Opera.
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Estimate €100 - €150
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[OVID] and BURMAN, Pieter. Opera. Amstaelodami [Amsterdam], published by Rod. & Gerh. Wetstenios, 1713–14. Small 12mo (13 x 7.5 cm), brown calfskin, ribbed spine decorated with gilt panels and fleurons. Red edges. 3 vols.: 27 ff. 302 pp. – 4 ff. 340 pp. + index – 339 pp.; Portrait of Ovid by the French engraver Bernard Picart, with a frontispiece opposite, also by Picart, depicting a bucolic scene. Bindings rubbed. Heraldic bookplate on the upper half-bonds. First edition of Ovid’s works published by the Dutch classicist Pieter Burman (1668–1741). Text in Latin. Burmannus was a professor of rhetoric (Latin) at the University of Utrecht from 1696, before moving to Leiden in 1715. As a publisher, he confined himself to Latin classics, such as Phaedrus, Horace, Claudian, Ovid and Lucan. His numerous editorial and critical works contributed to his reputation as a scholar throughout Europe. A fine copy in a contemporary binding, with no foxing to the pages.
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Auction time 11/02/2026 at 2:00 PM
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