LE CLERC, SÉBASTIEN. 1637-1714., OVID. 43 B.C.E.-17 A.D.E.

Metamorphoses d'Ovide en rendeaux.... Paris: Imprimerie Royale, 1676.

OVID. 43 B.C.E.-17 A.D.E. Metamorphoses d'Ovide en rendeaux.... Paris: Imprimerie Royale, 1676.
4to (287 x 210 mm). Additional engraved title, engraved royal arms on title page, numerous engraved illustrations in text. Contemporary calf, rebacked retaining original covers, marbled paper slipcase. Corners rubbed, ink notations in text in French, scattered browning, spotting and fingermarks.
Provenance: W.R.H. Jeudwine (bookplate).

The inked notations appear beneath the entry for nearly every mythological figure, evidently written by an early and knowledgeable student of classical mythology. Goldsmith 237.