Excerpta ex Publii Ovidii Nasonis Metamorphoseon Libris : Cum Notis in Uberiorem Operis Explicationem Adjectis : In Usum Scholae Regiae Westmonasteriensis
1820, First Edition. Oxonii [Oxford] : E Typographeo Clarendoniano [Clarendon Press]. Good copy only, lacking its front board but complete from the title page forward. Remaining covers full leather, showing expected wear to the panel edges and minor scuffs to the rear board. Spine heavily rubbed and flaking. Text block remains notably clean and strong, showing only faint foxing to the margins. A very serviceable example. Item #469372
Physical description; 130 pages ; 20 cm. Notes; "In usum Scholae Regiae Westmonasteriensis" (for the use of Westminster School). Selections from Ovid's Metamorphoses with explanatory notes. Printed at the Clarendon Press, Oxford. Subjects; Metamorphosis – Mythology – Poetry – Early works to 1800. Latin poetry – 1st century. Westminster School – Textbooks. Latin language – Readers – Poetry. 1st century BCE. 1st century. 19th century (edition). School textbooks. Extracts. Annotated editions. Poetry.
Price: €48.00