Arts & Crafts Vellum 1904 Daphnis and Chloe Elston Press Inspired Princess Bride
Elston Press, New Rochelle, 1904. Illustrated with 4 woodcut illustrations by H. O'Kane; One of 160 unnumbered copies printed by Clarke Conwell. Printed in red and black. The text, here newly printed, is that of the unique copy, dated 1587, of Angell Day's translation from Amyot's version of the Greek of Longus. Bound in vellum boards with cloth ties. Boards have wear present to the extremities of the boards (boards splayed, cloth ties torn). Text is clean and free of marks. Daphnis and Chloe is the only known work of the 2nd century AD Greek novelist and romancer Longus. Daphnis and Chloe is the story of a boy (Daphnis) and a girl (Chloe), each of whom is exposed at birth along with some identifying tokens. A goatherd named Lamon discovers Daphnis, and a shepherd called Dryas finds Chloe. Each decides to raise the child he finds as his own. Daphnis and Chloe grow up together, herding the flocks for their foster parents. They fall in love but, being naive, do not understand what is happening to them. Philetas, a wise old cowherd, explains to them what love is and tells them that the only cure is kissing.
Eventually, Lycaenion, a woman from the city, educates Daphnis in love-making. Daphnis, however, decides not to test his newly acquired skill on Chloe, because Lycaenion tells Daphnis that Chloe will scream and cry and lie bleeding heavily [as if murdered]. Throughout the book, Chloe is courted by suitors, two of whom (Dorcon and Lampis) attempt with varying degrees of success to abduct her. She is also carried off by raiders from a nearby city and saved by the intervention of the god Pan.
Meanwhile, Daphnis falls into a pit, gets beaten up, is abducted by pirates, and is very nearly raped. In the end, Daphnis and Chloe are recognized by their birth parents, get married, and live out their lives in the country. Arts & Crafts Vellum 1904 Daphnis and Chloe Elston Press Inspired Princess Bride. Up For Sale Today is. Excellent describing the Weight of affection, the Simplicitie of Love, the Purport of Honest Meaning, The Resolution of Men, and Disposition of Fate, Finished in a Pastorall and Interlaced with the Praises of a Most Peerlesse Princesse, Wonderfull in Maiestie, and Rare in Perfection, Celebrated Within the Same Pastorall, And therefore Termed by the Name of the The Shepheards Holidaie. OUR MISSION STATEMENT: Our goal is to provide the best books for the lowest prices. Thank you for visiting this listing and we hope to see you again soon!Book formats and corresponding sizes. Approximate cover size (width × height). ALL ITEMS ARE DESCRIBED TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY!
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- Subject: Literature & Fiction
- Topic: Classics
- Character Family: Daphnis & Chloe
- Year Printed: 1904
- Publisher: Elston Press
- Place of Publication: New Rochelle, New York
- Author: Longus, Angell Daye
- Illustrator: H M O'Kane
- Region: North America
- Language: English
- Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
- Original/Facsimile: Original
- Special Attributes: Daphnis & Chloe