Hardback. New. Longus' Daphnis and Chloe is arguably our finest surviving Greek novel whose story engages with romantic pastoral and rhetorical themes. This is the first full commentary to address Longus' linguistic texture and its implications for his literary aspirations as well as his narrative skills and intertextuality with earlier Greek writers. hardcover
Paperback / softback. New. Longus' Daphnis and Chloe is arguably our finest surviving Greek novel whose story engages with romantic pastoral and rhetorical themes. This is the first full commentary to address Longus' linguistic texture and its implications for his literary aspirations as well as his narrative skills and intertextuality with earlier Greek writers. paperback
Athens: Athenian Society 1896. Limited Edition . Hardcover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Faux vellum quarter bound to marbled green boards gilt lettering to spine. No. 2 of 250 copies privately printed for members of the Athenian Society. Yellowed backstrip is scuffed and bumped with small loss at head and tail. Some scuffs and scratches to boards edges scuffed with loss of marbled material. Page edges well tanned fore and bottom deckled. Sewn binding is cracked at one signature but solid and square . Greek text on verso with English translation on recto. The Pastorals of Longus. Good condition. <br/> <br/> Athenian Society hardcover
Prestel Publishing. Used - Very Good. Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects. Prestel Publishing unknown
Prestel Publishing 2000. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Prestel Publishing paperback
Prestel Publishing 2000. Paperback. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. Prestel Publishing paperback
NY LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB 1934 1934. ORIGINAL FULL TAN LEATHER T.E.G. UNCUT. PUBLISHER'S BOARD SLIPCASE. VERY GOOD-FINE; #94/1500 COPIES SIGNED BY REEVES ON THE COLOPHON PAGE; DIRECTOR FRANK CAPRA'S COPY WITH PENCIL SIGNATURE OF CAPRA'S WIFE LUCILLE ON THE FRONT FREE ENDPAPER LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB VERY GOOD-FINE. Signed by Authors. Hardcover. NY, LIMITED EDITIONS CLUB, 1934 hardcover books
London: Simpkin Marshall LTD 1930. Hardcover. Very Good. Very good book has minor rubbing of spine edges and corners of cover slight fading of spine name of former owner on front endpaper small nameplate inside front cover yellowing of pages. Simpkin Marshall, LTD hardcover
New York: The Limited Editions Club 1934. #812 of 1500 copies signed by Ruth Reeves. 52nd publication of LEC and the 4th of the 5th series. Translated and introduced by George Moore illustrated with etchings by Ruth Reeves and designed and printed on a hand press by Porter Garnett. Hand-set in Luteria type revised by Garnett. Bishopstoke hand-made paper bound by George McKibbin & Son in full natural lambskin gold stamped with gold-embossed medallion. 160 pages 8 x 11 ¼ inches. NF book in VG slipcase. Better than normally found for this title slight wear to spine. Medallion still bright in a VG slipcase Print info from 1985 Bibliography and Snyman - Grossman LEC Checklist #52. The Limited Editions Club unknown
The Limited Editions Club. Collectible - Acceptable. Signed Copy Collectible - Acceptable. Slipcase Acceptable. Limited edition. Copy #33/1500. Signed by illustrator Ruth Reeves on colophon. Heavy wear to spine. Pastoral Fiction Greek Mythology The Limited Editions Club unknown
London : Folio Society 1954. 1st edition in this form. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked aniline calf over cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. Physical description: 95 pages illustrations. Subject: Daphnis Greek mythological character ; Fiction. London : Folio Society hardcover
London: Printed for J. Knox 1763. viii 184pp. With six engraved plates. Contemporary gilt-tooled sheep. Rubbed and lightly marked loss to head of spine. Marbled endpapers Recent bookplate of Liam Sims to FEP scattered spotting. An anonymous mid-eighteenth-century English translation of the only extant work of inconspicuous second-century Hellenistic author Longus. The novel considered the first pastoral prose narrative concerns two foundlings raised by shepherds who fall in love. They are later kidnapped and separated but ultimately reunited. Daphnis and Chloe is distinguished by its singular exploration of eroticism; concertedly focused on the physical aspects of romantic relationships with particular comments on masochism and rape. The novel served as inspiration for Sir Philip Sidney's Arcadia 1590 and was the source book for Shakespeare's As You Like It. ESTC T141479. Fourth edition. 12mo. Printed for J. Knox unknown
<p>Oversized hardcover in tan lambskin with gilt medallion on front cover and gilt lettering to spine. Housed in original slipcase. Limited to 1500 copies signed by Ruth Reeves artist illustrated with 24 of her etchings. Limited edition of 1500 copies this being copy #1349. Printed on deckle edge Bishopstoke all-rag paper. Interior is clean some minor wear to margins and head and tail of spine of lambskin covers.</p><p>George Moore in his translation achieved an elegant readable worthy and authentic English version of Longus' original tale of love.</p> The Limited Editions Club hardcover
New York NY: The Limited Editions Club 1934. Book. Illus. by Ruth Reeves. Near Fine. Full-Leather. Signed by Illustrators. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Full natural lambskin with gilt lettering to the spine and gilt emblem to the front. This is copy number 227 of 1500 signed by the Illustrator to the colophon. This copy is NEAR FINE in a VG original tan card board slip case with paste on label to the spine. TEG. Other edges deckled. A touch of rubbing to the spine. Otherwise is unmarked crisp and tight. Slip case is lightly damp stained to the spine and modestly toned around the edges. Introduction by George Moore . The Limited Editions Club Hardcover
London: The Folio Society 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. London The Folio Society 1954. Quarto 95 pages with a frontispiece and title page vignette plus 6 full-page illustrations all illustrations are from etchings by Marcel Vertès. Quarter vellum and cloth; cloth lightly mottled; front board slightly bowed; rear bottom corner slightly bumped; endpapers lightly tanned; a very good copy. The Folio Society hardcover
The Limited Editions Club. A beautiful clean crisp leather bound hardcover copy in very good condition light age toning to pastedowns light rubbing to leather spine head and tail and rear of cover. No DJ as issued. Includes slipcase in good condition with crack to paper and age toning. No.881/1500 limited edition copies signed by the illustrator. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1934. The Limited Editions Club hardcover
New York : The Limited Editions Club 1934. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good plus/Slipcase is in very good condition. Ruth Reeves. None. George Moore This edition of Daphnis and Chloe consists of fifteen hundred copies made for the members of Athena Limited Editions Club. Designed by Porter Garnett and printed under his direction on the hand-press at Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. This is copy 642. Illustrated with etchings by Ruth Reeves And signed here by her. signed by Ruth Reeves. The book is in near fine condition some slight rubbing at the bottom of the spine and slight fading of the medallion. Internally clean. VG or better slipcase with normal staining and wear expected with age but no cracks or loses. Translated and introduced by George Moore illustrated with etchings by Ruth Reeves and designed and printed on a hand press by Porter Garnett. Hand-set in Luteria type revised by Garnett. Bishopstoke hand-made paper bound by George McKibbin & Son in full natural lambskin gold stamped with gold-embossed medallion. Minor insect holes in the interior spine creases. 160 pages 8 x 11 ¼ inches. NF book in VG slipcase; Etching; 4to 11"" - 13"" tall; Signed by Illustrator. Oversized or heavy volume additional shipping charges will apply. Please ask for additional photos prior to purchasing. We are happy to send additional photos The Limited Editions Club hardcover
Hardcover. Good. SIGNED New York: The Limited Editions Club 1934. Hardcover in publisher's slipcase. Bound in full leather with gilt embossed decoration and lettering. 4to. pp. xxiii 2 130 1. 13 etched plates incl. frontis. title vignette & many head & tailpieces. A perfect companion to the LEC Picasso Lysistrata. Deckled sheet edges a bit toned in a soiled and stained slipcase. Limited to 1500 copies signed by the artist. NOT EX-LIBRARY. fprw hardcover
New York: Limited Editions Club 1934. Hardcover. very good. xxv130pp. Limited and signed edition of 1500 copies of which this is number 759. Octavo. Illustrated with drawings including frontispiece from Ruth Reeves. Original full tan letter with gilt decoration on front cover and gilt lettering on spine in slip case. Top edge gilt. Front fore-edge and bottom edge untrimmed. Slight wear to top end of spine and corners. Slip case slightly rubbed with small tear to bottom edge of spine. very good 1934 Limited Editions Club hardcover
New York: The Limited Editions Club 1934. 1934. 4to. pp. xxiii 2 130 1. 13 etched plates incl. frontis. title vignette & many head & tailpieces. uncut in sheep extremities rubbed. in a worn & stained slipcase. Limited to 1500 copies signed by the artist. Signed by Authors. New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1934. unknown
New York: Limited Editions Club 1934. Limited. hardcover. very good. Ruth Reeves. Done into English with an introduction by George Moore. Illustrated with etchings by Ruth Reeves. 130 pages. 4to full brown leather with gilt medallion and blind-stamped Grecian borders; board slipcase. New York: Limited Editions Club 1934. Spine a bit sunned and leather crackled; internally fine.<br/><br/> One of 1500 copies signed by the illustrator.<br/><br/> Limited Editions Club unknown books
London: Geoffrey Bles. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1925. First Edition. Hardcover. A beautifully illustrated edition. Page block fore and lower edges untrimmed. Spine slightly darkened. Small scuff along upper edge of back cover. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 200 pages . Geoffrey Bles hardcover
1939. Paris Le Vasseur et Cie 1939. Un vol. au format pt in-4 293 x 238 mm de 184 pp. en feuilles sous couvertures imprimÂŽe ˆ rabats rempliÂŽs chemise de demi-vÂŽlin ivoire dos lisse titre dorÂŽ sous coffret de plein papier gauffrÂŽ crÂme. Tirage unique ˆ 425 exemplaires numÂŽrotÂŽs ; celui-ci comptant parmi les 350 sur grand vÂŽlin d'Arches ˆ la forme. Il s'agrÂŽmente - ici en premier tirage - des dÂŽlicates compositions gravÂŽes et en couleurs par Paul-Emile BÂŽcat. ''Publication recherchÂŽe surtout en grand papier''. in Carteret. ''ElÂve des peintres Gabriel Ferrier et FranÂois Flameng BÂŽcat a exposÂŽ aux Salons des Artistes franÂais ˆ partir de 1913 et obtint le Grand prix de Rome. En 1933 il commence une carriÂre d'illustrateur ˆ la pointe-sÂche et se spÂŽcialise dans les textes galants. Ses nus trÂs soignÂŽs sont recherchÂŽs''. in Osterwalder. Daphnis et ChloÂŽ roman grec est attribuÂŽ ˆ Longus auteur dont on ne sait pour ainsi dire rien. Si ce n'est qu'il pourrait Âtre nÂŽ ˆ Lesbos. Le sujet de Daphnis et ChloÂŽ - InfluencÂŽ par les Idylles de ThÂŽocrite - se distingue pourtant des autres romans grecs de par son dÂŽcor bucolique et lÕironie constante qui prÂŽside au dÂŽroulement de lÕaction. Ce roman pastoral - et chef dÕÃuvre de la poÂŽsie classique - met en exergue le thÂme mythique de lÕexposition des enfants sous lÕantiquitÂŽ. Carteret IV Le TrÂŽsor du bibliophile / IllustrÂŽs modernes p. 243 - Osterwalder II Dictionnaire des illustrateurs p. 84 - BÂŽnÂŽzit I Dictionnaire des peintres p. 558. Coffret prÂŽsentant des marques d'eau. DiscrÂtes rousseurs affectant le dos de la chemise. DiscrÂtes piqžres affectant le premier plat de la couverture papier. TrÂs rares rousseurs dans le texte. Du reste trÂs belle condition. b42961 unknown
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