OVIDE. Le livre d'Ovide contre Ibis. De la traduction de M.D - Lot 142

OVIDE. Le livre d'Ovide contre Ibis. De la traduction de M.D.M.A.D.V. Avec la Vie du poète, & des remarques fort amples A Paris, chez L. Billaine, 1666. In-8, [16 (of 17?)] f., 483 p., [1] f. (privil.), contemporary brown calf, 5-nerved spine, gilt title and fleurons, speckled edges (2 corners dulled, uncovered headpieces, splits at spine ends, spine gilt; the first title in Latin is probably missing). Bilingual edition comprising the Latin text and the translation by Michel de Marolles, abbé de Villeloin. The Remarques occupy the bulk of the volume, from page 67 to the end. Illustrated with 3 full-page engravings: the arms of the dedicatee, a portrait of Ovid engraved by F. Chauveau and the arms of M. de Marolle. Provenance: old manuscript bookplate of an oratorian house "Juliacensis". Early signature at the head of the title, "Boissonnade" (possibly the philologist Jean-François Boissonade, 1774-1857).