The Pastoral Loves of Daphnis and Chloe
by Longus
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1934. Hardcover. very good. xxv,130pp. Limited and signed edition of 1500 copies of which this is number 759. Octavo. Illustrated with drawings (including frontispiece) from Ruth Reeves. Original full tan letter with gilt decoration on front cover and gilt lettering on spine in slip case. Top edge gilt. Front fore-edge and bottom edge untrimmed. Slight wear to top end of spine and corners. Slip case slightly rubbed with small tear to bottom edge of spine. very good 1934
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Details
- Bookseller
- Aquila Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 113982
- Title
- The Pastoral Loves of Daphnis and Chloe
- Author
- Longus
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Limited Editions Club
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1934
- Keywords
- Illustrated Books
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Aquila Books
Biblio member since 2010
Calgary, Alberta
About Aquila Books
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Slip Case
- A protective sleeve, often made of decorative cardboard or leather which houses a book. It is open on one end, so as to allow...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...