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198 - [LONGUS]. *The Pastoral Loves of Daphnis and Chloe*. n.p. (Paris), n.p., 1745. Small quarto, red morocco leather, triple fillet border, spine with 5 raised bands, interior roulette, gilt edges (contemporary binding).
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[LONGUS]. *The Pastoral Loves of Daphnis and Chloe*. n.p. (Paris), n.p., 1745. Small quarto, red morocco leather, triple fillet border, spine with 5 raised bands, interior roulette, gilt edges (contemporary binding). Cohen, 652 /// (6 folios, including one blank folio missing here)-159-XX New edition with the same illustrations as those in the 1718 edition, namely a frontispiece by Coypel, 28 illustrations drawn by Regent Philippe d’Orléans, and one illustration by the Count of Caylus, engraved by Benoit Audran. This edition also contains a title vignette, four unsigned headpieces, and four tailpieces by Cochin. The edition was printed in in-12 format and, as is the case here, in small in-4 format. A fine copy despite a marginal stain on one leaf.
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