MAILLOL (Aristide) - LONGUS. - Lot 204

MAILLOL (Aristide) - LONGUS. Daphnis et Chloé. [Paris: Les frères Gonin], 1937. - In-8, 215 x 134: (4 ff. first 3 blanks), 217 pp. (4 ff. last 2 blanks), illustrated cover. Bordeaux morocco, large circular pattern in white morocco bordered with black fillets on the inside and gilded on the outside, in the center of the binding, semi-circle of the same composition on the outer edge of the boards, passing over the central circle, smooth spine, gray morocco lining decorated with horizontal bands alternately composed of gilded dots and small pastilles of burgundy morocco, burgundy moiré silk endpapers, gilded edges on witnesses, cover and spine preserved, smooth spine folder with burgundy morocco overlapping bands, bordered slipcase (J. Anthoine-Legrain). Beautiful edition produced in collaboration with Gustave Édouard Gentil, featuring the Pastorales de Longus in Amyot's version, revised and completed by Paul-Louis Courier. It is illustrated with 48 original woodcuts by Aristide MAILLOL (1861-1944), including one on the cover and one on the title. 500 copies of this edition were printed on Maillol paper, plus a few copies hors commerce. This is one of the hors commerce copies (no. XXXII), on Maillol paper, signed by the artist and enriched with a suite of illustrations in bistre with the corresponding cover. Superb copy in morocco lined and mosaiced by Jacques Anthoine-Legrain (1907-1970), son-in-law and assistant to Pierre Legrain. Provenance: Jose Luis and Beatriz Plaza, with bookplate.