MASSAC (Raymond et Charles de). - OVIDE. Lot n° 82

Métamorphoses d'Ovide, mises en vers françois: par Raimond et Charles de Massac, Père & Fils. Paris, Abel L'Angelier, 1603. In-8, contemporary soft vellum. First edition of this verse translation of the first seven books of Ovid's Metamorphoses. It is the work of two poets from Agen: the physician Raymond de Massac, who died in 1603 and wrote, among other works, a poem on the Fontenes de Pougues, and his son Charles, a lawyer at the Parlement de Paris, who was an early associate of his father's work. The Massac translation contains a large number of interesting and pleasant verses. A copy that belonged to Frédéric Lachèvre (1855-1943), bibliographer and specialist in 16th and 17th century poetry, with his bookplate. Staining affecting the first 4 leaves, including the title. Old call number stamped in black ink on the title (faded) and on the seventh leaf. Volume slightly detached from spine, circular marks on first cover. J. P. Barbier-Mueller, IV-4, n°3. - Balsamo & Simonin, n°391. - Diane Barbier-Mueller, Inventaire..., n°508.