Lot n° 84
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84. LECONTE DE LISLE (Charles Marie René). Hesiod, Orphic hy - Lot 84
84. LECONTE DE LISLE (Charles Marie René). Hesiod, Orphic hymns, Theocritus, Bion, Moskhos, Tyrteus, Anacreontic odes. Paris, A. Lemerre, 1869. Gd in-8, 367 p., [2] f., green half-maroquin with corners, gold cover, gilt head (E. Klein). Partly original edition (the translations of Theocritus and the Anacreontic odes are revised compared to the 1861 edition), limited to 135 numbered copies, this one of the 5 numbered copies of the first edition on parchment in a binding signed by Edmond Klein. The leader of the Parnassian movement exercises his talent to translate the Greek tragedies which he powerfully resurrects here.
Spine slightly oiled, minor defects.
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