Ovid.

Ovid. Ovid. Ovid Festivalls, or Romane Calendar, Translated into English Verse equinumerally, By John Gower Master of Arts, and sometimes of Jesus Colledge in Cambridge. Cambridge: Printed by Roger Daniel, Printer to the University of Cambridge: And are to be sold by M[ichael]. S[parke]. junior, in the little Old-Baily in London, 1640, octavo, first edition in English, title in red and black and with woodcut printer's device, all within a woodcut typographic border, woodcut head-pieces and initials, final imprimatur leaf and initial blank leaf, some age-toning and damp-staining, some close trimming to few running titles, contemporary notes on final p., later half calf, worn, text-block almost detached and leaves working loose, [Pforzheimer 782; STC 18948; ESTC S113673]. Scarce in commerce. Cambridge: Printed by Roger Daniel, Printer to the University of Cambridge: And are to be sold by, M[ichael]. S[parke]. junior, in the little Old-Baily in London, 1640, octavo, first edition in English, title in red and black and with woodcut printer's device, all within a woodcut typographic border, woodcut head-pieces and initials, final imprimatur leaf and initial blank leaf, some age-toning and damp-staining, some close trimming to few running titles, contemporary notes on final p., later half calf, worn, text-block almost detached and leaves working loose, [Pforzheimer 782; STC 18948; ESTC S113673]. Scarce in commerce

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