LONGUS. Daphnis and Chloe. Complete translation according to - Lot 47

LONGUS. Daphnis and Chloe. Complete translation according to the manuscript of the Ab[b]aye of Florence. Printed in Florence, by Piatti, 1810; in-8 of 152 p., [1] f., bound in the Second Empire half-maroquin with corners, spine ribbed with gilt designs, gilt head, untrimmed. Translation of Amyot made at the expense and by the care of Paul-Louis Courier who placed in it, page 16-22, a fragment of the novel found by him in Florence and translated by him in the style of Amyot. But Courier had inadvertently spilled ink on the manuscript the manuscript he had found, making it illegible. Doubts arose, reproaches then quarrels followed by a trial, which led the Court to seize 27 of the 61 copies and probably to destroy them. Edition of 61 copies in fine typography on Italian laid paper. A VERY GOOD COPY, probably well bound by Niedrée for Nicolas Yéméniz, a sumptuous bibliophile from Lyon of Greek origin, catalogue, Paris, II, 1867, n° 2233.