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Maillol, Aristide (1861-1944) & Longus (2nd Century AD) Daphnis and Chloe.
London: A. Zwemmer, 1937.
Limited edition, octavo; copy number 25 of 250 on handmade paper and signed by Maillol; illustrated with 52 original woodcuts and 4 initials printed in bistre and an additional suite of 50 woodcuts housed in the publisher's parchment-backed portfolio; bound in full parchment, lettered in gilt (boards slightly bowed, some soiling and scuffing); both housed in a cloth slipcase; 7 7/8 x 5 1/4 in.
"For there was never any yet that wholly could escape Love, and never shall there be any: never, so long as beauty shall be; never, so long as eyes can see." (Book One, p. 10).
The first vernacular edition of this work was translated from the original Greek into French by Jacques Amyot in 1559. The French edition helped popularize the book, and its success contributed significantly to the rise of the pastoral genre in Europe during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. This copy uses the English text from George Thornley's 1657 edition and is paired with Maillol's delicate woodcuts mirroring the romantic, rustic tropes of the story.
