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23 - LONGUS. Les amours pastorales de Daphnis et de Chloé. Paris,…
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Estimate €200 - €300
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LONGUS. Les amours pastorales de Daphnis et de Chloé. Paris, imprimées pour les curieux, 1757. 1 vol. in-8 square. Full contemporary morocco, triple gilt fillet, corner finial, central arms stamped later bearing the motto "Probus semper", ornate spine, lemon morocco title-piece, gilt edges. "Double translation from Greek into French by Mr Amiot & an anonime. set in parallel, and decorated with the original engravings of the famous B. Audran, engraved at the expense of the famous B. Audran. Audran, engraved at the expense of the late Duke of Orleans, Regent of France, on the pictures invented & painted by the hand of this great Prince, with a frontispiece by Coypel & other vignettes & culs-de-lampe engraved by D. Focke on the drawings of Coypel & Eysen". A title vignette, 4 headpieces and 4 endpieces repeated for each of the translations and 30 hors-texte engravings in a fine baroque framing, including a frontispiece. Double translation of the text opposite in a typographical frame. Copy on wove paper. Cohen, 653.
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Auction time 06/17/2026 at 11:15 AM
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