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1977réf. biblio 7530594736Dafhnis and Chloe by Longus. Braziller 1977. Translate by George Moore. Illustrated by Chagall with 42 plates in color of which several in double page reproducing Chagall's original limited edition of 1961. A fine copy in pictorical dust jacket in fine condition complete of slipcase. George Braziller hardcover books
1949réf. 47921Pantheon 1949. Maillol Aristide. 8vo pp. 175. With woodcuts by Aristide Maillol. Rust cloth. Edges little spotted cover somewhat faded owner's name and address on flyleaf o/w a VG tight copy. Pantheon unknown books
1925réf. 324883London: Geoffrey Bles 1925. Hardcover. Very Good. Very good. Translated from the Greek by George Thornley in 1657. Decorations by John Austen. Very good in cream colored cloth with a darkened spine light soiling a small stain spot on the front board. Geoffrey Bles hardcover books
1949réf. 6846New York: Pantheon 1949. First trade edition 8vo 174-175pp. illustrations from woodcuts throughout the text by Aristide Maillol. Fine copy in a slightly chipped jacket. Pantheon unknown books
1893réf. 1276951893. LAWRENCE T.E. LONGUS. Daphnis and Chloe: A Most Sweet and Pleasant Pastoral Romance for Young Ladies. London: Vale Press 1893. Quarto contemporary full black crushed morocco elaborately gilt-decorated spine and covers raised bands top edge gilt uncut. $15000.An exceptional association copy: the finely printed and beautifully illustrated Vale Press Daphnis and ChloeÑone of only 210 copies 200 of which were for sale with 36 charming woodcuts in the Italian style by Charles Ricketts and Charles Shannon with ""T.E.L.""Ñlikely in T.E. Lawrence's handÑfaintly penciled in the upper right corner of the front free endpaper and a note from recipient Charles Francis Bell describing the circumstances in which Lawrence presented this copy to him. Beautifully bound in full morocco-gilt by C. & C. McLeish.""There are works which will never cease to be reprinted and which artists will ever love to illustrate according to their own individual fancies"" Jules Claretie Preface. This classical Greek work whose author Longus has not been fully identified has been dated to the 2nd or early 3rd century CE. Described by one scholar as ""an unknown best seller"" Giles Barber Daphnis and Chloe is considered ""the original or earliest survivor"" of the idyllic/pastoral romance Hardin Love in a Green Shade 1. This large-format illustrated edition is one of the Vale Press' most impressive books. It uses the quaint 17th-century translation of Thornley designed to convert the lascivious tale into reading matter for young ladies. One homosexual passage is left in the original Greek. In the Art Nouveau style the illustrations by Ricketts and Shannon effectively capture Longus' combination of decadence and sweet innocence.Born in 1859 binder Charles McLeish was apprenticed to Andrew Grieve in Edinburgh then came to London in 1890 to work for Riviere. When Cobden-Sanderson founded the Doves Bindery in 1893 he hired McLeish as the firm's finisher. McLeish held that estimable position until 1909 when he left to go into partnership with his son Charles who had apprenticed under Roger de Coverly. Although the senior McLeish was no longer in the employ of Cobden-Sanderson all of the bindings that were signed ""Doves Bindery"" between 1909 and 1921 were actually done in the McLeish workshop. The work produced by the McLeishes was beautifully designed and impeccably executed as evidenced in the present volume. With publisher's scarce four-page prospectus bound in at rear. Bookplate of recipient art historian Charles Francis Bell with his handwritten note regarding the circumstances of Lawrence presenting this copy to him tipped to the front free endpaper: ""This book was bound by McLeish for Colonel T.E. Lawrence whose initials in pencil in his own writing are in the top corner of the opposite endpaper. It was given by him to me at All Souls College Oxford on November 16 1920. C.F. Bell."" Bell 1871-1966 was curator of the Department of Fine Art in the Ashmolean Museum Oxford where he met Lawrence when the latter had brought fragments of pottery into the Ashmolean for identification. The two became friends and frequently discussed their shared enthusiasm for Medieval art and architecture. Although the brevity and faintness of the initials on the front free endpaper make it difficult to verify it as being in Lawrence's hand it is consistent with Lawrence's known practice of initialing his own books.Mild offsetting from woodcuts; offsetting from morocco turn-ins partially obscuring penciled initials in upper corner of front free endpaper binding beautiful and fine. An excellent association copy with distinguished provenance. hardcover books
1937réf. 1720691937. MAILLOL Aristide. Les Pastorales de Daphnis and Chloe. By Longus. With 52 woodcuts by Aristide Maillol. Two volumes. 8vo. original illustrated wrappers and publisher's vellum-backed slipcases. Paris: Gonin 1937. A unique copy of the most beloved of all Maillol's books. This is the publisher's copy accompanied by 6 autograph letters from Maillol to the publisher discussin varuious aspects of the making of the book. As with all his books Maillol was closely involved in all aspects of production and the result is an extremely pleasing work "perhaps the most harmonious of Maillol's illustrated books" Garvey. This is copy number 1 of 25 hors commerce copies on large paper containing a double suite of the plates one in black and white and one in sanguine. It is also accompanied by a somewhat foxed example of the wedding invitation which Maillol printed for Gonin and a letter from Gonin to the original purchaser of this copy. Signed by Maillol on the colophon. The Artist and the Book 174. hardcover books
1977réf. 1419011New York: George Braziller 1977. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. Quarto 222 pages. In Very Good condition with a Very Good minus dust jacket. Spine white with black lettering. Dust jacket protected with a mylar covering. Rubbing and light soiling to dust jacket spine with small open tears at head and tail. Large closed tear on top edge of front cover. Rubbing to corners of dust jacket. Mild shelf wear to boards. Textblock clean. Shelved on the Front Table. 1419011. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. George Braziller hardcover books
1930réf. 328235Berkshire: Golden Cockerel 1930. Limited. hardcover. near fine. J.E. Laboureur. One of only 97 copies illustrated by J.E. Laboureur with 5 engravings on copper. Translated out of the Greek of Longus by George Thornley. Nicely printed in letterpress with chapter headings and initials in green. 108 pages. Short slim 4to tan cloth with gilt-stamped Cockerel logo on covers; uncut edges top edge gilt. Waltham St. Lawrence Berkshire: Golden Cockerel Press 1923 1930. Cloth slightly sunned on spine and extremes still a near fine copy of this special printing. Originally issued in 1923 in boards with no illustrations in an edition of 450 copies; this small edition of 97 was issued in May 1930 from the remaining sheets of the 1923 printing. --Chanticleer 17. Golden Cockerel unknown books
1925réf. 108590London:: Geoffrey Bles. Very Good. 1925. Hardcover. Translated from the Greek by George Thornley in 1657. Illustrations include twelve color plates. Some unopened pages. First edition thus. Occasional foxing throughout text block else very good in cream cloth with gilt lettering and design. No dust jacket. ; 200 pages . Geoffrey Bles, hardcover books
1947réf. 202924Richard Lesley & Co. Ltd 1947. Hardcover. Good/Good. First edition. A good plus copy in a good dust jacket; Book shows yellowing of pg whites slight warping of panels/spine bumping of corners/ends faint name in pen/light red stain on 1st end pg. Richard Lesley & Co., Ltd hardcover books
1925réf. 9014045London: Geoffrey Bles 1925. 1st. Hardcover. Very good condition. Bound in publisher's original white cloth with the front cover and spine stamped in gilt. Uncut. Minor soiling to the covers. Some foxing. Previous owner's bookplate on the front pastedown endpaper. Geoffrey Bles hardcover books
1954réf. 002315Paris: Manuel Bruker 1954. First Limited Edition. Wraps. Very Good. No. 12 of 20. With a folio of three original ink drawings signed by Vertes a folio of 10 engravings that were rejected for use in the book proper and a suite of all the engravings used in the book. This copy is also inscribed by the artist to the collector/owner which is not something called for in the limitation. 204 pp. Stylistically the Hungarian-American Vertes brought a loose near-abstraction sensibility to what nonetheless remained lucidly representational art. He executed his images with a spare economy while keeping his lines fluid and flowing. At times his output could look slapdash and improvisational; this effect though splendidly captured the emphemeral moment in an ever-changing scene and we can sense easily movement and motion. Vertes was a modernist very much of his time and place. His was an oeuvre that dared to please the average man and thus his work decorate such places as the lobby of the Carlyle Hotel in New York. Vertes was also a costume designer who won an Academy Award for his art direction and costume designs in the movie "Moulin Rouge" released in 1952. Manuel Bruker unknown books
1925réf. 6158London: Geoffrey Bles 1925. First Edition Thus. First Edition Thus. Thick 4to. Original publisher's white cloth with gilt-stamped emblems on cover and spine. Beautifully illustrated with full-page color plates and decorations throughout by John Austen. A fine copy. Scarcely found thus. Geoffrey Bles unknown books
1750réf. 260138Amsterdam 1750. Reprint of 1745 Coustelier edition. Engraved title 8 full page engraved plates by Jean Baptiste Scotin and 4 headpiece vignettes. xii 159 1 xx pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Late eighteenth century red morocco in the style of Roger Payne covers ruled in gilt to a simple panel design a.e.g. by Larkins. Joints rubbed. Booklabels of Eulie Morgan and Douglas Maxwell Moffat. Reprint of 1745 Coustelier edition. Engraved title 8 full page engraved plates by Jean Baptiste Scotin and 4 headpiece vignettes. xii 159 1 xx pp. 1 vols. 12mo. Cf. Brunet III p. 1157 et seq unknown books
