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ART DECO DAPHNIS & CHLOE 1931 ILL. BY JOHN AUSTEN

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Logo ART DECO DAPHNIS & CHLOE 1931 ILL. BY JOHN AUSTEN

Translated out the Greek of Longus by George Thornley in 1657 – with Decorations by John Austen Hardcover. Erotic tale of pastoral love from the Greek of Longus. Great Art Deco nude illustrations by Austen. No DJ.
Privately Printed by Rarity Press.

6 1/2" X 9 1/2"


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Image 1:

DAPHNIS &
CHLOE
TRANSLATED OUT OF
the GREEK OF LONGVS
BY GEORGE THORNLEY
IN 1657
WITH DECORATIONS BY
JOHN AVSTEN
1931
PRIVATELY PRINTED
FOR RARITY PRESS, NEW YORK, N. Y.
DAPHNIS
&
CHLOE
TRANSLATED
OUT
OF
GREEK
OF
BY
GEORGE
THORNLEY
IN
1657
WITH
DECORATIONS
BY
JOHN
AVSTEN
1931
PRIVATELY
PRINTED
FOR
RARITY
PRESS,
NEW
YORK,
N.
Y.

Image 2:

APHNIS
AND
CHLOE
LONGUS
APHNIS
AND
CHLOE
LONGUS

Image 3:

DAPHNIS
AND
CHLOE
LONGUS
Illustrated
PRIVATELY
PRINTED
DAPHNIS
AND
CHLOE
LONGUS
Illustrated
PRIVATELY
PRINTED

Image 4:

Manufactured in U. S. A.
Manufactured
in
U.
S.
A.

Image 5:

BOOK Il
DAPHNIS & CHLOE
*** and then them anon, into the out presse, of and them
there; grapes, Wine cast into the Butts. Chloe the Lake, drest trod tunn’d
for the the Vintagers, and with served them with meat
the old wine dasht Fountain-water; drink, and
incline themselves, and portend their palmits
when she had done, all gathered the grapes of the
lower vines. For vines about Lesbos
towards the ground, and creep like the Ivie;
that indeed a very Infant, if that his hands
so be loose from his Swathes, may easily reach
the Feast of Bacchus, and
BOOK
Il
DAPHNIS
&
CHLOE
and
then
them
anon,
into
the
out
presse,
of
and
them
there;
grapes,
Wine
cast
into
the
Butts.
Chloe
the
Lake,
drest
trod
tunn’d
for
the
the
Vintagers,
and
with
served
them
with
meat
the
old
wine
dasht
Fountain-water;
drink,
and
incline
themselves,
and
portend
their
palmits
when
she
had
done,
all
gathered
the
grapes
of
the
lower
vines.
For
vines
about
Lesbos
towards
the
ground,
and
creep
like
the
Ivie;
that
indeed
a
very
Infant,
if
that
his
hands
be
loose
from
his
Swathes,
may
easily
reach
the
Feast
of
Bacchus,
and

Image 6:

BOOK II
S take pleased to in g vore , hold the thee her, that that midst with and on and he a if
and
that then
Of
him as a
was bred a
Sheep and
hepherds.
BOOK
II
hou
wilt
to
never
thee;
pleased
to
in
g
,
hold
the
thee
her,
that
that
midst
with
and
on
and
he
a
if
and
that
then
Of
him
as
a
was
bred
a
Sheep
and
hepherds.

Image 7:

BOOK
III
But
of
h such
in the
re was
there
Songs,
g her
n her
her
ten
(my
are
are
cal.
To
BOOK
III
those
But
er
eyes
of
h
such
was
in
the
re
was
there
Songs,
?
g
her
her
24
her
ten
(my
are
are
cal.
To

Image 8:

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