LONGUS, Jacques AMYOT (Trad.)
Les Amours pastorales de Daphnis et Chloé[Daphnis and Chloe]
Paris 1717|8.8 x 15 cm|Relié
New edition of this ancient pastoral romance, illustrated with a frontispiece and eight full-page engravings. With several headpieces, decorated initials and tailpieces.
Mustard morocco, spine with five raised bands, author, title and date lettered in gilt, gilt fillets to board edges and headcaps, gilt inner dentelle, all edges gilt; tan morocco case by Riviere & Son, spine with five raised bands, author, title and date lettered in gilt, blind-tooled fillets. Raised bands lightly rubbed, with a few scuffs to the slipcase, otherwise a handsome copy.
Mortimer L. Schiff's guilt red morocco bookplate on the front pastedown.
€800