Ashendene Press.- Longus. Les Amours Pastorales de Daphnis et Chloe, one of 290 copies, 1933.
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Ashendene Press.- Longus. Les Amours Pastorales de Daphnis et Chloe, translated by J.Amyot, edited by Paul-Louis Courier, one of 290 copies on paper, printed in red and black in Ptolemy type, initials and decorations supplied by hand in blue by Graily Hewitt and his assistants, wood-engraved illustrations by Gwen Raverat, some full-page, bookplate of W. & P.J.Kupfer, original vellum-backed turquoise boards, small design in gilt to upper cover by Raverat, spine ruled and titled in gilt, uncut, very slight soiling to spine, patterned-paper board slip-case (slightly rubbed at edges), [Hornby XXXIX; Franklin p.242], 4to, Ashendene Press, 1933.
⁂ The first printing of the Daphnis et Chloe had to be destroyed due to faulty ink causing offsetting on the Japanese paper used. The whole edition was reprinted on English handmade paper by H.Gage-Cole, apprentice pressman to William Morris at the Kelmscott Press and pressman at the Doves Press.
⁂ The first printing of the Daphnis et Chloe had to be destroyed due to faulty ink causing offsetting on the Japanese paper used. The whole edition was reprinted on English handmade paper by H.Gage-Cole, apprentice pressman to William Morris at the Kelmscott Press and pressman at the Doves Press.
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Ashendene Press.- Longus. Les Amours Pastorales de Daphnis et Chloe, one of 290 copies, 1933.
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