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Lot 1074
Two 17th Century Imprints of Roman Classics
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Both 32mo with vellum boards, to include: Horace. Commentsarii Illustrata (Amsterdam: Daniel Elzevir, 1676), engraved title page (light soiling to vellum, else very good condition); Ovid. Epistole (Venice: Jacomo Simbeni, 1686), with bookplate of Philip Earl (of) Stanhope. (stains, losses to plate on spine; good condition).

5.5 x 3 in.

The Lifelong Collection of Keith and Caroline Gray, Charlotte, NC. Keith and Caroline Gray were passionate about antiques, art, and history. Together they attended antique shows and auctions for decades – assembling a collection particularly strong on American coin silver, Asian art, historical documents, early images, and English ceramics. Both were longtime supporters of the Mint Museum in Charlotte, with Caroline serving in multiple capacities from docent to a member of the acquisitions board and trustee. Caroline translated her love of material culture into a successful career, becoming a certified property appraiser in Charlotte.