SAPPHO et ANACREON - Poésies de Sappho ; Suivies des Odes d'Anacréon et des Anacréontiques - 1941

SAPPHO and ANACREON. Poems of Sappho; followed by the Odes of Anacreon and the Anacreontics

Paris, Émile Chamontin, 1941.
12mo (19 x 13.5 cm), softcover, flapped cover printed in two tones.

123 pages. 10 full-page color illustrations.

Light foxing, a beautiful copy

Pleasant edition illustrated by Sylvain Sauvage of the poems of Sappho, well known for her lyric poetry, celebrated for its emotion and style, and of Anacreon, the famous Greek poet, known for his light poems on love and wine. Translation by Mario Meunier. Limited edition of 3350 copies, this is one of 3100 copies numbered on Navarre white vellum (no. 2760).

stunning Art Deco illustration by Sylvain Sauvage