Item #001981 DAPHNIS & CHLOE. Translated from the Greek of Longus, with Fourteen Decorations by Lionel Ellis and with a Critical Essay by the Author. Lionel Lindsay.

DAPHNIS & CHLOE. Translated from the Greek of Longus, with Fourteen Decorations by Lionel Ellis and with a Critical Essay by the Author.

London: Daimon Press, 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo (8vo). Very good condition / Very good- condition (DJ). Item #001981

114 pages of text including notes on the illustrations. Hardcover cloth binding with mimimal shelfwear, and minor bumping to the top corners; spine is darkened from sunning. Unclipped dustjacket is rubbed at the extremities, with a few small chips and tears; protected in archival mylar. Illustrated with in-text woodcuts from original Grecian sources. Apparently the first book by this publisher. A Lesbian Pastoral publication.

Price: $45.00

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