Daphnis & Chloe. Translated out of the Greek of Longus by George Thornley in 1657. With Decorations by John Austen.
by LONGUS:
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
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- Seller
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Shaftesbury, Dorset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Geoffrey Bles, 1925. First edition thus. Coloured frontispiece, plates, some coloured, and illustrations by John Austen. 4to, pp. 200, original cream cloth lettered and blocked in gilt. Some light occasional foxing to the text. Top edge of text block dusty, others uncut. The binding in excellent, clean and bright condition. In the original slightly dusty and edge chipped d.w.
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- Bookseller
- Bristow and Garland (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 8530
- Title
- Daphnis & Chloe. Translated out of the Greek of Longus by George Thornley in 1657. With Decorations by John Austen.
- Author
- LONGUS:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Geoffrey Bles, 1925.
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About the Seller
Bristow and Garland
Biblio member since 2005
Shaftesbury, Dorset
About Bristow and Garland
Long established antiquarian & secondhand booksellers and dealers in autographs and manuscripts.
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