Peter Bichsel   Fine Books

Longus. Les Amours Pastorales de Daphnis et Chloé. Traduction de Messire J. Amyot, éditée et corrigée par Paul-Louis Courier.

Title and marginal notes printed in red, initials filled in by hand in blue by Graily Hewitt. With 26 woodcuts in the text by Gwendolin Raverat. IV, 163 pp. Small 4to. Orig. half vellum with gilt lettered spine and green boards with gilt-stamped vignette. In cardboard slipcase with orange ornamental pattern (corners of boards slightly bumped). – Chelsea, The Ashendene Press, 1933.

One of 290 copies printed on Batchelor hand-made paper besides 20 on vellum. Set in Ptolemy type. – Ashendene Bibliography XXXIX. – Exlibris Margaret and John Streeter on second flyleaf. Fine copy. – Best.-Nr. 8784