Daphnis & Chloe Translated Out of The Greek of Longus by George Thornley in 1657

London: Geoffrey Bles, 1926. Hardcover. Orig. decorated white cloth. Teg. Very good. 200 pages. 25 x 19 cm. Limited edition, copy 219 of 250. Twelve color lithographs and a host of black and white text illustrations by Austen. Traditionally ascribed to the Greek sophist, Longus who lived in the second or third century A.D. Backstrip darkened, scattered spotting to text, owner inscriptions inside front and back covers.