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Red leather of the time - Lot 624

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Red leather of the time - Lot 624
Red leather of the time LONGUS Les Amours pastorales de Daphnis et Chloé, escrites en Grec par Longus, & translatées en François par Jacques Amyot. London, se, 1779. In-4; illustrated with a frontispiece title and 28 plates out of text by Philippe d'Orléans engraved on copper by Benoît Audran. Text framed. Contemporary red morocco, smooth spine decorated, rubbing on spines, triple gilt fillet framing the boards, double gilt fillet on the edges, interior scroll, gilt edges. New edition of the figures "du Régent", which reproduce the paintings that the novel had inspired to the Prince. The first edition, dated 1718, had only been printed in 250 copies. The two following editions of 1745 and 1754 are with retouched figures. The London edition contains the engravings of the original, including the one called "the little feet".
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