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Longus.
Estimate
3,000 - 4,000 GBP
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Description
- Les amours pastorales de Daphnis et de Chloé, traduites du grec de Longus par J. Amyot. Paris: P. Didot l'aîné, 1800
- Paper
4to (307 x 233mm.), half-title, 9 engraved plates after Prudhon, Gérard and Godfroy, extra-illustrated with engraved title-page by Barbier in two states and within coloured border, 3 unsigned engraved plates, 29 finely hand-coloured engraved plates by Philippe d'Orléans and Coypel, manuscript section-titles for second and third books with grisaille headpieces (title wording incomplete for third book), early twentieth-century navy straight-grained morocco by E. & A. Maylander, covers with red and yellow morocco onlays in a leafy pattern, gilt fillet borders, flat spine with similar decoration, burgundy silk endpapers, decorated dentelles, gilt edges, occasional light offsetting
Literature
Cohen-De Ricci 656-657
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
The hand-coloured suite of plates after paintings by the Regent Philippe d'Orléans was originally produced for a 1718 edition of Longus (known as the Régent edition). This suite was probably from the 1787 (though the plates here are dated 1788) edition published by Lamy; Cohen-De Ricci (655) mentions several copies with "miniatures gouachées".