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ANACREON. POESIES OF ANACREON AND SAPHO. Translation...

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ANACREON. POESIES OF ANACREON AND SAPHO. Translation in verse by M. de La Roche-Aymon. Illustrations in colors by P. Avril. Paris, Quantin, 1882. In-16, garnet-red morocco, large gilt lace on the covers, richly decorated spine, gilt edges (Courmont). From the collection " Petits chefs-d'oeuvre antiques ". Minor flaws otherwise a fine copy finely bound by H. de Courmont who practiced in Paris in the last third of the 19th century.