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804 - Ovidius Naso, Publius
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Estimate €450 - €650
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Ovidius Naso, Publius Metamorphoses. Or, The Wondrous Transformations of Humans, Beasts and Other Creatures. With a portrait engraving and 113 copperplate engravings. Salzburg, Johann Baptist Mayr, 1685. 10 leaves, CXIII, 1 leaf. 4°. Cloth binding with gold-embossed fillets and gilt edges (spine restored, heavily rubbed and bumped). Very rare first Salzburg edition of the Metamorphoses. - VD17 12:624273Y - Ovid’s famous *Metamorphoses* with accompanying copperplate engravings by Matthias Greischer. Each page features a different story from the Roman poem, published in 15 books. - Water-stained. Pages partly more heavily browned. Overall, a well-preserved copy with detailed small copperplate engravings. With an engraved portrait and 113 copperplate engravings. Leather binding with gilt fillets and gilt edges (spine restored, heavily rubbed and bumped). - Very rare first Salzburg edition of the *Metamorphoses*. - Ovid’s famous *Metamorphoses* with accompanying copperplate engravings by Matthias Greischer. Each page depicts a different story from the poem, which was originally published in 15 books. - Foxing; pages show varying degrees of browning. Overall, a well-preserved copy featuring detailed, small copperplate engravings. This lot is subject to standard tax. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is payable on the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) is payable on the final invoice amount within the European Union. This work is subject to the standard tax regime. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.
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About the sale Valuable books, prints, historical photographs
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Auction time 10/24/2026 at 10:00 AM
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