With 150 copper plates by Melchior Küsell after Johann Wilhelm Baur Engraved title page and 150 copper engraved plates designed by Baur and engraved by M. Kysell. Plates captioned in Latin. (Oblong 8vo) 16x20 cm (6¼x7½"), period speckled calf, gilt decorated spine, marbled endpapers, edges dyed red. Johann Wilhelm Baur Joan Guiliam Bouwer, or Bauer was a German engraver, etcher and miniature painter. He is famous for this series of wonderful and lively illustrations of Ovid's Metamorphoses. A solid copy of this scarce edition.
With 150 copper plates by Melchior Küsell after Johann Wilhelm Baur Engraved title page and 150 copper engraved plates designed by Baur and engraved by M. Kysell. Plates captioned in Latin. (Oblong 8vo) 16x20 cm (6¼x7½"), period speckled calf, gilt decorated spine, marbled endpapers, edges dyed red. Johann Wilhelm Baur Joan Guiliam Bouwer, or Bauer was a German engraver, etcher and miniature painter. He is famous for this series of wonderful and lively illustrations of Ovid's Metamorphoses. A solid copy of this scarce edition.
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