LONGUS.Les Amours pastorales de Daphnis et Chloé.S.l. [Paris: Quillau], 1718. -Small in-8, 158 x 99: frontispiece, (6 ff.), 164 pp. 28 plates. Red morocco, triple gilt fillet framing the boards, ornate ribbed spine, interior gilt roulette, dominoté paper lining and endpapers with floral motifs, gilt edges over marbling, slipcase (contemporary binding, posterior slipcase).Rare and sought-after edition, known as "du Régent", printed in an edition of only 250 copies on the initiative of Philippe d'Orléans, Regent of France, and in which are reproduced the paintings he painted in 1714, inspired by Longus' pastoral. The work was printed in 1717 by Quillau and published in 1718. The edition features a frontispiece after a drawing by Antoine Coypel, 5 ornate letters, a headband engraved by Gérard Jean-Baptiste Scotin at the head of the first book, and 28 out-of-text figures (including 13 on double page), mostly dated 1714, engraved by Benoît Audran (1661-1721) after compositions by Philippe d'Orléans. A very fine copy in contemporary morocco, enriched at the end by the famous engraving "aux petits pieds", attributed to Caylus. Engraved in 1728, it is here in its original state. Restored damage to the last box; a few leaves browned. Provenance: Georges Degryse, with bookplate.