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Ars Amandi (Ars Amatoria); L'Art D'Aimer


Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovide (Ovid)); Pierre Lievre (trans)


Le Livre du Bibliophile, G & R. Briffaut Editeurs 1923

Binding:  Hardback  |  Condition: Good  | 

Special, limited edition of Ovid's Art of Love, with the Latin text and a French translation by Lievre. With 23 tissue guarded engraved plates and frontisplates in colour by Andre Lambert. Limited to 500 copies in total, this being one of 50 that contain the illustrations in two states (b/w in addition to colour). No. 82. Printed on special watermarked Velin d'Arches paper. Rebound in red cloth with original DJ bound in to rear. 4to. Fore edge rough cut. Offsetting from plates, light spotting to rear of plates. Very good.

£750.00 + FREE shipping