New York: The Grolier Club Printed at the Devinne PRess 1900. Full Leather. Very Good binding. Small quarto; in decorative cream and orange vellum binding; 186 pages including the Index; with frontispiece portrait a folding plate of Fiorenza; and a note on the portraits of Dante; housed in a bespoke blue paper-covered slipcase with chemise the chemise with a tan leather title label. ~~A handsome copy of this early production of the Grolier Club. Very Good binding. The Grolier Club | Printed at the Devinne PRess unknown
<p>Giovanni Boccaccio: Stories from the Decameron. Translated by G. H. McWilliam; Illustrated by Ann Grifalconi. A Limited Edition. 1977 by The Franklin Library. Genuine leather bound 644 pp.</p> The Franklin Library. hardcover
Franklin Center PA: The Franklin Library. NEW Wonderful fancy modern edition of this masterpiece. Fresh tight clean bright strong NOT used copy with place mark ribbon unfurled. Gilt fresh. Gift Worthy. . New. Leather. 1977. The Franklin Library hardcover
Bibliophilist Library 1903. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. Pages clean no markings wear to edges. Complete with numerous illustrations. Front hinge is weak. Bibliophilist Library hardcover
London : G Barrie c1900. Cloth. Good. 7.5" by 5.5". Leopold Flameng. An English translation of Boccaccio's Decameron. Direct from the library of the late Hugh Selbourne MD 1906-1973 a noted book collector and diarist. With eleven illustrations from original etchings by French engraver illustrator and painter Leopold Flameng. Translated into English from the original Italian. No date to title page dated from similar English translations which first appeared c1890. Boccaccio was an Italian writer poet and correspondent of Petrach. He was an important Renaissance humanist. His Decameron is a collection of novellas. It is a collection of 100 tales told by a group of seven young women and three young men sheltering in a secluded villa to escape the Black Death. It is considered a masterpiece of classical early prose. In original red cloth binding with a paper spine label. Externally very smart. Some bumping to the head and tail of spine spine label is discoloured. Rubbing to joints. Internally generally firmly bound though strained in places. Pages are bright and clean. Good G Barrie hardcover
London: Privately Printed. 2nd printing 1937. 89pp. Original quarter red cloth and red marbled paper covered boards with paper title label to cover. 89pp. GOOD copy binding square and tight edges worn particularly bottom corners bumped and opening spine a little faded with bump light foxing to prelims small ink name to ffep internally nice and clean - stunning Lucchesi linocuts! . Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1937. Privately Printed hardcover
London: Privately Printed. 2nd printing 1937. 89pp. Original quarter red cloth and red marbled paper covered boards with paper title label to cover. 89pp. GOOD copy binding square and tight a little worn at edges corners worn particularly the bottom internally excellent - stunning Lucchesi linocuts! . Very Good. Hardcover. 1937. Privately Printed hardcover
London: Privately printed; Mandrake Press 1930. Hardcover. Good. Limited edition selection of stories from the Decameron taken from the anonymous translation of 1741 and revised by Orson in 1896. Illustrated in b/w with linocuts by Edmondo Lucchesi. Limited to c. 1000 copies of which this is number 749. quarter cloth with marbled covered boards 4to. Rubbing to edges. Contents clean and tight. Good. <br/> <br/> Privately printed; Mandrake Press hardcover
Riverside Press 1930. First Edition. Hardcover Original Cloth. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Illustrator: Edmondo Lucchesi. No. 630 of a limited edition of 500 copies reserved for sale outside of the U. K. Illustrated by Edmondo Lucchesi. Special Limited Edition first issue in this format. Size: A4 300 x 210mm approx. Text body is clean and free from previous owner annotation underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight covers and spine fully intact. Scattered foxing but text mostly clean. All edges clean neat and free of foxing. Illustrator: Edmondo Lucchesi. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Antiquarian & Rare; Italy; Renaissance 16thc to 17thc; Literature & Literary. All our pictures shown here are of the actual item not stock photos. Inventory No: 3840. . This book is extra heavy and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries. Riverside Press hardcover
Gibbings & Co 1896. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1896; 4 volumes complete; red cloth covered boards with gold titles; edge wear and rubbing; top edge is gilt; all hinges are split; Previous owner's sticker on front end papers of all 4; interiors are clean but pages are toned; rough cut on fore edges; 12mo 6 3/4" to 7 3/4" tall; paginated separately: 249 pages 341 pages 356 pages & 347 pages Gibbings & Co hardcover
New York: Modern Library N.D. Modern Library Edition. Hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good clipped dust jacket. All 4 flap corners clipped price remains. Sunned spine. Foxing on both flaps. Modern Library hardcover
London: Priestley and Clarke 1820 Translated from the Italian to which is prefixed remarks on the life and writings of Boccaccio.579pp tight and clean throughout with the exception of the first few pages and the frontis portrait of Boccaccio which are lightly foxed.Half calf with marbled boards size 225x150mm. Priestley and Clarke hardcover
New York: Franklin Library / Oxford University Press 1985. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Illustrated by Jose Narro. Near Fine Bound in one quarter premium full leather. Accented in 22kt gold. Printed on archival paper with gilded edges. Decorated endsheets and with a silk ribbon page marker. Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints.; First Franklin Library Edition. Franklin Library / Oxford University Press hardcover
New York: Garden City Publishing 1949. Complete Edition. Hardcover. Very Good in a Poor dust jacket. Small personalization on FEP. Front flap missing. Rubbing open tearing chipping along panel edges. Illustrations by Rockwell Kent. Garden City Publishing hardcover
London: G P Putnam's Sons 1930. Hardcover. Good Condition. An attractive used set in brick red buckram with ornate gilt titles. Top edges gilt others uncut. Lavish illustrations by Jean de Bosschère. Former academic library books; ink stamps to endpapers including withdrawn stamps; call numbers in white on spines. Poseidon bookplates to frontpastedowns partially removed. Clean and unmarked contents. Firm tight bindings. Very sound and presentable overall.Publisher's note: Set against the background of the Black Death of 1348 Giovanni Boccaccio's undisputed masterpiece recaptures both the tragedies and comedies of medieval life and is surely one of the greatest achievements in the history of literature. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Fiction; Plague Europe History ; Fiction; Storytelling ; Italian literature; Boschère Jean de 1878-1953; Boccaccio Giovanni 1313-1375; Add. Inventory No: 240522ROSY005003. . G P Putnam's Sons hardcover
Norwalk Connecticut: Easton Press 1980. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine Leather Bound. Book accented in 22kt gold. Printed on archival paper with gilded edges. The endsheets are of moire fabric with a silk ribbon page marker. Smyth sewing and concealed muslin joints to ensure the highest quality binding. This book is in full leather with hubbed spines.; First Easton Press Edition. Easton Press hardcover
Lawrence And Butler 1893T. hardcover. Good. in x in x in. NOT an ex-library book. Clean copy in good condition. Two volume set Number 952/1000 copies for England and America. Lawrence And Butler hardcover
New York: Garden City Books 1949. First Edition Thus; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in a Very Good dust jacket. Small open tear on panel corners spine crown and heel and bottom rear flap. Small closed tears on front panel side edge. Sunning on spine. Garden City Books hardcover
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Paperback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The Decameron c.1351 is an entertaining series of one hundred stories written in the wake of the Black Death. The stories are told in a country villa outside the city of Florence by ten young noble men and women who are seeking to esc paperback
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Hardcover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The Decameron is a collection of novellas containing 100 tales told by a group of seven young women and three young men sheltering in a secluded villa just outside Florence to escape the Black Death. To pass the evenings each member of hardcover
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