MAILLOL (Aristide) - LONGUS. Daphnis and... - Lot 257 - Ader

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MAILLOL (Aristide) - LONGUS. Daphnis and... - Lot 257 - Ader
MAILLOL (Aristide) - LONGUS. Daphnis and Chloe. [Paris: The Gonin Brothers], 1937. - In-8, 218 x 137: (4 ff. 3 first blanks), 217 pp., (5 ff. 3 last blanks), illustrated cover. In sheets, folder and publisher's case. Beautiful edition realized with the collaboration of Gustave Édouard Gentil, proposing the Pastorales de Longus in the version of Amyot, revised and completed by Paul-Louis Courier. It is illustrated with 48 original woodcuts by Aristide MAILLOL (1861-1944), one on the cover and one on the title. The edition was printed in 500 copies on Maillol paper, plus a few copies off the market. This one, numbered and signed by the publisher and signed by the artist, is enriched with 6 proofs on china of 4 different Maillol woods; two are in double condition, one in black and bistre, the other in black and white. These 4 woods are slightly different versions of the corresponding ones in the book. Very well preserved copy.
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