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262 - De Querelles, Alexandre. *Héro et Léandre*. A New Poem in Three Cantos. Translated from the Greek. Based on a manuscript found in Castro. Paris, Didot the Elder, 1801., The Most Famous Journey of Love
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De Querelles, Alexandre. *Héro et Léandre*. A New Poem in Three Cantos. Translated from the Greek. Based on a manuscript found in Castro. Paris, Didot the Elder, 1801., The Most Famous Journey of Love De Querelles, Alexandre. Héro et Léandre. A New Poem in Three Cantos. Translated from the Greek. Based on a manuscript found in Castro. Paris, Didot the Elder, 1801. Folio (305 x 235 mm); 100 pages. Frontispiece, 8 color engravings by P. L. Debucourt (slight foxing and discoloration.) Bound in green calfskin, with a large central phytomorphic cartouche in dry-stamped metal on the covers; smooth spine with gilt decoration (part of the upper cap is missing; a few scratches). A beautiful verse composition by Alexandre de Querelles inspired by the famous legend of Leander and Hero, one of antiquity’s most celebrated love stories, long honored in literature, music, and the visual arts. To reach his beloved, Leander swam across the strait separating them every night, guided by the light of the lighthouse lit by Hero on the opposite shore. Cohen de Ricci, 833. Love’s most famous crossing
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