Lot no. 146
LONGUS. Les Pastorales de Longus ou Daphnis et Chloé. Paris and Lyon, Gonin et Lardanchet brothers, [ca. 1937]. In-8, pearl grey morocco, decorated with three mosaic goats in dark grey and taupe morocco, gilt head, interior framed with a quadruple gilt fillet and a light grey morocco listel, embroidered silk lining and endpapers, untrimmed, cover and spine, slipcase (Mireille Magnin). Illustrated with 48 original woodcuts by Aristide Maillol. Amyot's version, revised and completed by P. L. Courier. One of 500 copies on Maillol paper. Our copy, signed by the artist, includes a suite of proofs from the original woodcuts.
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