245 - [Classical Literature]. Set of three limited-edition, numbered volumes, presented as loose-leaf pages in a bound cover, a folder, and a slipcase:

[Classical Literature]. Set of three limited-edition, numbered volumes, presented as loose-leaf pages in a bound cover, a folder, and a slipcase: - CHICHOTOT (Rosette, ill.) & THEOCRITUS. The Idylls. Paris, La Tradition, 1947. Limited edition of 492 numbered copies; this is one of the non-commercial, personalized copies printed especially for Jacques Guignard on Lana vellum and accompanied by a set of engravings. The text is illustrated with etchings by Rosette Chicotot. Case shows some scuffing, a few foxing spots from the endpapers, and other minor flaws. - EDELMANN (Jean, ill.) & VIRGILE. *Églogues*. Paris, Editions du Verger, 1948. Limited edition of 270 numbered copies; this is one of the copies reserved for collaborators, with the illustrator’s EAS inscription to Jean Guignard. The text is illustrated with original lithographs by Jean Edelmann (1916–2008). Worn slipcase. - MAILLOL (Aristide) & VIRGIL. The Georgics. Rome, Edito-Service, n.d. Facsimile in a numbered but unjustified print run, with the set of woodcuts. Case slightly damaged. A paleographer, archivist, and erudite humanist, Jacques Guignard (1912–1980) devoted his career to the National Library, where he directed the Printed Works Reserve before heading the Arsenal Library from 1961 to 1980. Combining a deep knowledge of the history of the book with a rare artistic sensibility, he enriched and promoted the heritage collections while playing a pioneering role in the development of international bibliophilia. Experts: Loup Axmann and Jean-Luc Boisseau