Nasonis, Ovidius (Ovid). Translated by Nicolaum Leonicum

Metamorphoseon, Hocest, Transformationum, libri XV [bound with] Amatoria [bound with] Fastorum Lib. VI, Tristium Lib. V, DePonto Lib. IIII [plus] Inerrantium Stellarum Significationes

      Sebastian Gryphium, Lyon 1536 - 12mo. [1] blank, [34]pp., 423pp.; 416pp.; 418pp., [22]pp. Gryphius printer?s mark woodcut to the title page and last page of each book (six in all), as well as numerous woodcut initials in each book. Italic text in Latin. Book three ends with a single page ?Lectori? dated 1534, followed by a detailed calendar of Roman dates of significance, a small astronomical work by Ptolemy titled "CLA PTOLEMAEI INERRANTIUM STELLARUM SIGNIFICATIONES PER NICOLAUM LEONICUM E GRAECO TRANSLATAE". Eighteenth or nineteenth century gilt stamped quarter leather over marbled paper. All edges stained red with abbreviated titles to top and bottom edges. Corners tipped in vellum. Mild scuffing to the raised bands. To the title page of the first book are two early owners? signatures, a small circular library sticker, and a patch repair to the bottom fourth of the leaf with the date of publication replaced in manuscript. Very faint foxing elsewhere, hinges sound, overall a Very Good example. ** This is an excellent renaissance collection of the collected works of the Roman poet Ovid, including his great epic ?Metamorphoses?. This edition is likely similar to the Aldine editions of 1502-1503 and 1515-1516. The publisher, Sebastian Gryphius, was among the great printers and booksellers of his era. These volumes were published in the first year of operation of his private printing house and are among the earliest examples of the adoption of the italic typeset in France. A very scarce set. [Attributes: Hard Cover]