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335 - Longo Sofista. *Les Amours Pastorales de Daphnis et Chloé*. Chelsea, Ashendene Press, 1933. One of the greatest masterpieces of the English private presses
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Longo Sofista. *Les Amours Pastorales de Daphnis et Chloé*. Chelsea, Ashendene Press, 1933. One of the greatest masterpieces of the English private presses Longo Sofista. *Les Amours Pastorales de Daphnis et Chloé*. Chelsea, Ashendene Press, 1933. Quarto (255 x 180 mm); [4], iv, 163, [3] pages. Ptolemy typeface; text printed in red and black ink with marginal notes, initials, and headings illuminated in blue by Graily Hewitt’s workshop; 26 woodcuts by Gwen Raverat, including 4 full-page illustrations. Original half-parchment binding by W.H. Smith, gilt metal on the top cover, title on the spine. Copy with original headbands. One of the most exquisite productions of the Ashendene Press, particularly notable for its rich woodcut illustrations. Colin Franklin considers these illustrations “the only truly original illustrations found in an Ashendene book”; they are also generally regarded as the finest work by Gwen Raverat, one of the leading figures in English wood engraving and a co-founder of the Society of Wood Engravers. The volume was published in a total print run of only 310 copies. One of the finest masterpieces of the English Private Presses
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