1930rif. B6546New York: Doubleday & Company. Inc. 1930. A very handsome example. . Binding: contemporary full blue paper boards title in gilt on flat spine spine with gilt ruling and decorative gilt motifs upper board with decorative gilt ruling and gilt central devices. Notes: Giovanni Boccaccio 1313 – 1375 was an Italian writer poet correspondent of Petrarch and an important Renaissance humanist. He was known par excellence as the Certaldese and one of the most important figures in the European literary panorama of the fourteenth century. Some scholars including Vittore Branca define him as the greatest European prose writer of his time a versatile writer who amalgamated different literary trends and genres making them converge in original works thanks to a creative activity exercised under the banner of experimentalism. Size: 8vo. Transation: Translated by Richar Category: Book Literature; Doubleday & Company. Inc. hardcover
1931rif. BK-00584Three Sirens Press 1931. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Good. Please review all photos for complete condition details. Three Sirens Press hardcover
1971rif. 128190Beverly Hills CA: Produzioni Europee Associati PEA / United Artists 1971. Collection of 17 vintage studio still photographs from the 1971 film all issued by the film's first distributor United Artists. Includes 6 black-and-white stills from the Japanese release between 1971-1973 though the actual date is not listed in IMDB 7 black-and-white stills from the US release December 1971 and 4 color stills from the US release. The first film in Pasolini's Trilogy of life followed by "Canterbury Tales" 1972 and "Arabian Nights" 1974 a light and sumptuous adaptation of Boccaccio's work "The Decameron" replete with nudity sex and both slapstick and scatological humor. With a score by Ennio Morricone. The three films will be released as a set by the Criterion Collection in winter 2012. 8 x 10 inches. Very Good plus to Near Fine condition with minor use. Produzioni Europee Associati [PEA] / United Artists unknown
rif. 45110388like new. unknown
2025rif. __3717525719Manesse Verlag 2025. Hardcover. New. 1100 pages. German language. 7.24x2.56x9.65 inches. Manesse Verlag hardcover
1873rif. 52914Kjøbenhavn. Schous Forlag 1873. Lille8vo. 2 samtidige hldrbd. med rygforgyldning. Rent eksemplar. Første fuldstændige danske oversættelse. Odin Wolffs fra 1805 forblev en torso. unknown
rif. ria9780820461069_inpHardcover. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; The first epic poem written in Italian is the Teseida delle nozze di Emilia Theseid of the Nuptials of Emilia by Giovanni Boccaccio the well-known author of the Decameron. Conceived and composed during the Florentine author's stay in hardcover
1804rif. 996Y27London: Vernor and Hood Poultry; and Longman and Rees 1804. Leather. Good Only. 9.5" by 6". Not Stated . The second Charles Balguy translated edition of Giovanni Boccaccio's 'Decameron' with engravings for each novella inserted from a French edition of the work. The second Charles Balguy translated edition of these short stories from Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio. Complete in two volumes. To which are prefixed Remarks on the Life and Writings of Boccaccio and An Advertisement by the author of Old Nick a Piece of Family Biography &c. Balguy's translation first published in 1741 was reissued several times with small or large modifications sometimes without acknowledgement of the original translator. The present set does seem to be a much expanded second edition with a great deal of additional material.Rebacked with contemporary calf boards and spine laid down. Renewed endpapers. Bound without half titles. Bound without advertisement to rear of Vol. I. Volume I illustrated with additional tipped-in frontispiece title page vignette and engraved portrait of Boccaccio. Volume II illustrated with title vignette. Collated complete. As well as the title page vignettes and portrait plate that came as issued both volumes have inserts preceding each story tipped-in with the engravings issued for a French edition of the work. Based on available comparisons the illustrations have been cut from an edition published by Jacques Gaillard. Rebacked with contemporary calf boards and spine laid down. Externally sunning to Vol I front board. Chipping to the original boards. Internally pages 3-14 of Vol II detached but present. Pages are generally bright and clean with occasional spots. Tide mark affecting the first few leaves of Vol I. Good Only Vernor and Hood, Poultry; and Longman and Rees hardcover
1820rif. 40900Italy: Firenze 1820. 16mo. xvi 910 pp. 2 volumes bound as one in a lovely half vellum with marbled boards and edges. Engraved frontis and half title. Vellum darkened on spine with some cracking and minor losses. Crack to foot of spine bottom edges rubbed very minor foxing lo final pages bookplate on pastedown. Generally very good clean and tightly bound. ITALIAN TEXT . Very Good. Half Vellum. 1820. Firenze 1820 hardcover
1929rif. 013442London: The Mandrake Press 41 Museum Street 1929 Book. Very Good. Soft cover. xlix i 160 4 pages 20 plates. Numbered 479 out of the 550 copies printed to the colophon at the rear. In the original limp green vellum with overlapping or yapp fore edges. The vellum is lightly faded and lightly browned. The vellum is curling a bit. Pages are all edges gilt. The Mandrake Press, 41 Museum Street paperback
1949rif. 188527New 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
1949rif. 318747New 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
1893rif. mon0000494320Lawrence 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
1981rif. 2092902140902270Nobel Shobo 1981. Soft Cover. Fine. Number of books: 3 Nobel Shobo paperback
rif. 66436Privately printed for The Navarre Society. London. No date. 2 volumes. 8vo. LIMITED EDITION number not stated. pp. xxi i 332. Frontispiece 3 text illustrations 2 full-page 8 plates; xiii iii 404. 6 plates. White cloth uncut and largely unopened top edges gilt first couple of leaves to v.II foxed else both very good copies Privately printed for The Navarre Society. London. No date. 2 volumes. 8vo. LIMITED EDITION number not stated. hardcover
1912rif. 28548Barcelona: Casa Ed. Maucci s.a. ca. 1912.- 4 Vols. 252 p. 2 h.; 234 p. 3 h.; 252 p. 2 h.; 304 p.: con ilustraciones en negro al comienzo de cada cuento; 8º 18 x 12 cm; Cubiertas bellamente ilustradas con una reproducción xilográfica en negro de estilo romántico diferente en cada tomo. Salvo alguna pequeña falta en la lomera y pequeñas manchas en las cubiertas los libros se encuentran en buen estado. EDAD MEDIA EUROPEA Libro en español Casa Ed. Maucci paperback
rif. 2-11183Genova Formiggini 1913/1916 dieci volumi in 8° brossura originale con sovraccopertina illustrata pp. XXXVII-156 210 182 163 153 107 142 180 124 205 con belle illustrazioni xilografiche nel testo di E. Mantelli G. Governato G. Sensani E. Del Neri C. Guarnieri A. Cermignani A. Moroni P. Dodero B. Disertori M. Mossa De Murtas e copertina di De Karolis. Con il primo volume iniziava a Genova nel 1913 la collana Classici del Ridere. Qualche dorso con strappi Classici del ridere 1 10 13 18 20 26 27 28 29 30. unknown
rif. 1h15684Gravelot London 1757. VIII/320 S. mit einem Kupfertitel 23 gestochenen Kopfvignetten 17 gestochenen Schlussvignetten und 22 Kupfertafeln Leder der Zeit mit Goldschnitt Rücken stark berieben und mit Fehlstellen/Gelenke geplatzt/etwas gebräunt und leicht fleckig. - Text französisch. Die Kupferstiche von Hubert-Fracois Gravelot. Traduite de l`Italien de Philippe-Matthieu Villani - unknown
1887rif. 000340London: Privately Printed 1887. Hardcover. Very Good/Not called for>. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 1/250 copies printed for private subscription and for private circulation only.Bound in full green Morocco Art Deco binding with zig zagging gilt and black horizontal lines on front and back boards. The spine has faded to brown. Top edge gilt Internally bright and clean. Text on hand made paper. A handsome little item. Privately Printed hardcover
1934rif. 205210Paris: Gibert Jeune. Librairie d'amateurs 1934. Brossura wrappers. Molto buono Very Good. Les Cinq dernières Journées. Traduit de l'italien par Antoine Le Macon. Illustrations de Brunelleschi. L'opera è illustrata da 16 tavole a colori fuori testo e da 86 disegni in bianco e nero nel testo. 8vo. pp. 282. Molto buono Very Good. Fioriture alle prime pagine Yellowing of first pages. . Gibert Jeune. Librairie d'amateurs, unknown
1925rif. mon0000376211Navarre Society 1925T. hardcover. New. HARDBACK Navarre Society hardcover
1920rif. 52502250031London : Privately printed for the Navarre Society n.d. ca. 1920 1920. Hardcover. Good. 0x0x0. Hardcovers. 2 VOLUME SET. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show light edge wear with rubbing/soiling. Bindings tight hinges strong.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day! London : Privately printed for the Navarre Society, [n.d., ca. 1920] hardcover
rif. 1414240201.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1802rif. 10045Livorno: Tommaso Masi E Compagno 1802. Softcover. Fair. 1802. Softcover. Fair. 217p. Italian. Tommaso Masi E Compagno unknown
1982rif. mon0003292921Univ of California Press 1982T. hardcover. Very Good. . Univ of California Press hardcover
