For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first edition early printing hardcover copy of Daphnis and Chloe by Longus with no dust jacket. First Edition unstated, 1941 Pantheon. First Printing with no subsequent printing.Illustrated by Aristide Maillol.
The book is in Very Good condition with clean, lightly faded boards with moderate to heavy wear, faded title ink on the straight spine, toned page blocks, tight binding, heavy spine tilt, rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and lightly rounded corners. The interior of the book is in Very Good condition with no marks, inscriptions, or other signs of ownership. The end papers and the interior pages are clean and lightly toned, making it an excellent addition to any collection.
No dust jacket.
Daphnis and Chloe, work by Longus, written in the 2nd or 3rd century CE and considered the first pastoral prose romance. The work tells the story of two foundlings who are brought up by shepherds and who fall in love at an early age. They are soon kidnapped and separated, but after several.
Ships promptly in a secure mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and bubble wrap.
