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KÂ- MONDO / KAPANDJI MORHANGE
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LONGUS. The Pastorals of Longus, or Daphnis and Chloe.
See original version (French)
159
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LONGUS. The Pastorals of Longus, or Daphnis and Chloe.
See original version (French)
Estimate €100 - €150
Voluntary lot
Description
LONGUS. The Pastorals of Longus, or Daphnis and Chloe.
A copy as published, first edition of Courier’s translation.
Paris, Firmin Didot, 1813.
Small 8vo, paperback, blue cover, white title label printed in black.
XI and 192 pp.
Trace foxing on the edges.
A rare first edition, printed on vellum, of Paul-Louis Courier’s translation (a previous edition dated 1810 had been printed in a run of only 64 copies, not for general sale). This translation, based on a manuscript of the complete novel found in the Laurentian Library, supplements and corrects the incomplete version by Bishop Amyot (1559). (Clouzot, p. 76).
Rare in this condition.
See original version (French)
Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
About the sale
Collectors’ books for sale – First editions – Illustrated editions – Varia IV
Auction location
Auction time
11/02/2026 at 2:00 PM
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