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Daphnis & Chloe
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[AUSTEN, John]. Daphnis & Chloe. Translated out of the Greek of Longus by George Thornley in 1657. With Decorations by John Austen. London: Geoffrey Bles, 1925. 4to, 200pp. Off-white cloth decoratively stamped in gilt. 12 color and 4 b&w plates as well as a few b&w illustrations at headings. Spine ends and corners lightly rubbed, some sheets lightly foxed at edge, else a clean, tight copy in original pictorial dust jacket (worn and chipped at folds and edges, lightly sunned, soiled, and aged).
First John Austen-illustrated edition. The wonderful ancient Greek romance following two abandoned children raised as shepherds who slowly discover the meaning of love. John Austen's delicate Art Deco illustrations capture the romance and passion of this ancient tale, bringing a wonderful new sensibility to this often-illustrated story. One of Austen's more adult and amorous works.
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- Librería
- Books of Wonder
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 1049714
- Título
- Daphnis & Chloe
- Autor
- Longus
- Ilustrador
- John Austen
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Off-white cloth decoratively stamped in gilt
- Estado del libro
- Usado
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Edición
- First John Austen-illustrated edition
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Editorial
- Geoffrey Bles
- Lugar de publicación
- London
- Fecha de publicación
- 1925
- Páginas
- 200pp.
- Tamaño
- 4to
- Peso
- 0.00 libras
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- Edges
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- Sunned
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- Jacket
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
