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1825rif. SET19-C-6London: William Pickering 1825. First edition. Cloth. Fair. 9" by 5.5". Thomas Stothard. A scarce first edition set of 'The Decameron' by Giovanni Boccaccio illustrated with ten plates by the famous English illustrator and engraver Thomas Stothard. Collated: Complete in three volumes with the 10 Stothard Plates. First edition with an introduction by Ugo Foscolo or Niccolò Foscolo a noted Italian writer and poet. Scarce. Giovanni Boccaccio was an Italian author and poet a friend student and correspondent of Petrarch an important Renaissance humanist and the author of a number of notable works including 'The Decameron' 'On Famous Women' and his poetry in the Italian vernacular. Boccaccio is particularly notable for his dialogue of which it has been said that it surpasses in verisimilitude that of virtually all of his contemporaries since they were medieval writers and often followed formulaic models for character and plot. 'The Decameron' with the subtitle of 'Prince Galehaut' is a 14th-century medieval allegory by Giovanni Boccaccio told as a frame story encompassing 100 tales by ten young people. Boccaccio probably began composing the work in 1350 and finished it in 1351 or 1353. The various tales of love in 'The Decameron' range from the erotic to the tragic. Tales of wit practical jokes and life lessons contribute to the mosaic. In addition to its literary import it documents life in 14th-century Italy. In original publisher's cloth bindings with paper labels to the spines. Externally rather worn. Corners are bumped on all three volumes and boards are stained. Spines are chipped and the back strips are lifting. Front board to volume I detached with first four leaves. Front hinge failed to volume III. Internally binding is loosening in places. Pages 273-4 and 277-84 are loose in volume I. Pages are generally bright and clean with some scattered spotting. Loss to page iii volume I approximately 4 inches not affecting the text. Bookplate to the front pastedown in volume III. Fair William Pickering hardcover
rif. BN382090Le Décaméron de Boccace illustré par l'auteur et les peintres de son époque 500 oeuvres du début de la Renaissance italienne. Le Décaméron de Boccace illustré par l'auteur et les peintres de son époque 500 oeuvres du début de la Renaissance italienne. Boccace unknown
1527rif. 70195senza luogo Londra senza note editoriali Tommaso Edlin 1527 ma 1725. In 4° piena pelle coeva con bei fregi nervi e titolo al dorso qualche minima traccia di consunzione d'uso ma comunque molto buona. Bella antiporta incisa B. Baron con leone unicorno e allegoria della Musa che accompagna il Poeta piccolo angelo indica il cielo frontespizio dell'originale del 1527 con piccola marca tipografica segue una carta con la dedicatoria di Paolo Rolli tavola con ritratto inciso del Boccaccio cc. 6 n.n. con la vita dell'A. scritta da Filippo Di Matteo Villani altra carta con la riproposta del frontespizio originale che al retro propone i dati editoriali effettivi cc. 284. In fine sono poste 7 cc. non numerate con i "Nomi dè Signori sottoscriventi" e "Tavola sopra il libro chiamato Decameron cognominato Principe Galeotto ." seguono ancora 49 cc. con le Osservazioni dell'editore che provocarono aspre censure del Buonamici. Esemplare in ottimo stato di conservazione ad ampi margini tagli rossi; curiosa etichetta coeva in carta posiziona questo volume fra quelli "Proibiti". Gamba 186. Bacchi della Lega pag 49 unknown
1981rif. 49062Roma pero imp. en Milán: Edizioni d'Arte di Carlo E. Bestetti 1981.- 228 p. 1 h.: Ex-libris grabado del editor con el número de ejemplar y 11 preciosas láminas a todo color reproduciendo dibujos a la acuarela pegados a modo de cromo y protegidos por papel de seda; Gran Folio imperial 496 x 35 cm; Magnífica impresión a dos tintas sobre grueso papel ahuesado; Letras capitulares; Cinta-guía de lectura; Texto en italiano; Enc. en pleno Curpiel Ed. de color granate imitando chagrén lomo dorado 5 nervios dobles guardas de muaré estuche.- Edición limitada de 1999 ejemplares numerados y firmados a lápiz por el artista siendo éste el n.º 116. Ejemplar en excelente estado de conservación. La presente edición se distingue por la notable intervención del artista Renato Guttuso cuya labor ilustrativa confiere al volumen un carácter singular dentro de la tradición editorial del Decameron. Guttuso 19111987 figura destacada del neorrealismo italiano aporta una interpretación visual de fuerte carga expresiva y sensual en consonancia con los temas humanos eróticos y vitalistas que recorren los relatos de Boccaccio. EDAD MEDIA EUROPEA Libro in italiano Edizioni d'Arte di Carlo E. Bestetti hardcover
1995rif. SBBIH-5GG4NPYB7HKABonacci 1995. paperback. Good. Our good condition books are generally good for reading but not for gifting or collecting. They could have imperfections such as creasing fanning inscriptions margin notes yellowing staining on edge or cover or pages bumps scuffs etc etc sometimes multiple of these. It's a wide category that encompasses anything that isn't almost-new down to anything that is slightly better than poor. We would NOT recommend gifting Good books - these should be considered reading copies. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order at least not without checking with us first although we don't always have time to check. We aim to dispatch prompty the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only. Bonacci paperback
1729rif. 28931Florence: Philippo di Giunta 1729. Large 8vo. 9 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches. 8 284 ff. Contemporary vellum spine lettered direct in gilt The classic masterpiece of early Italian prose. This series of one hundred novellas set against the background of a plague-ridden Florence would have a profound influence on Renaissance literature throughout Europe. Although dated 1527 on the title this edition edited by Stefano Orlandini and printed at the cost of Salvatore Ferrari was in fact printed in Venice in 1729 as a facsimile of the Giunta 1527 edition. It is sometimes referred to as the Consul Smith edition after Joseph Smith 1682-1770 the British consul at Venice and noted book collector who was involved in its production. Adams B 2147; Brunet I 999; Graesse I 440; Gamba 172 Note; Zambrini 87; Cat. Mostra Boccacio Bibl. Laurenziana II 71; Olschki Cat. XCV No.20. Philippo di Giunta unknown
1527rif. 155126Firenze ma Venezia: Philippo Giunta ma Pasiniello 1527 ma 1729. Cm. 26 pp. 16 284. Stemma giuntino al frontespizio ed all'ultima carta. Solida legatura d'amatore con piatti ottocenteschi dorso e punte di fattura più recente con titoli e belle decorazioni in oro al dorso. Bell'esemplare a pieni margini. Si tratta della celebre ristampa della 'Ventisettana' fatta da Stefano Orlandelli coi torchi del Pasinello e a spese di Salvatore Ferrari impressa su carta di finissima qualità in numero di 300 esemplari. Cfr. Gamba 172: "Ristampa che mal a proposito suole indicarsi come contraffazione" ; Bacchi della Lega p. 36. Philippo Giunta (ma Pasiniello) unknown
2007rif. 1242Decameron The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio. Translated by Richard Aldington. The Folio Society London 2007. With the addition of the pamphlet 'The Happy Art of Narration' Readings of Boccaccio and the Decameron. Red goatskin binding. Gold geometric designs on the covers and spine by Jeff Clements. Gilt top edge. Slipcase. Limited edition of 1750 copies. English language. Excellent condition. The Folio Society hardcover
1940rif. 65435New York:: The Grolier Club 1940. First edition; one of 300 copies printed on Italian hand-made paper at the De Vinne Press. publisher's elaborately decorated art vellum. Very slight rubbing at extremities; a very few slight marks to a very few leaves of text; a very attractive copy overall almost entirely free of the foxing often seen. . Small 4to. Frontispiece portrait; folding city view of Florence. With an Introduction and a Note on the Portraits of Dante by G. R. Carpenter. The Grolier Club, hardcover
1729rif. 047470Florence i.e. Venice: Heirs of Filippo Giunta i.e. Pasinello Printed by Stefano Orlandelli at the expense of Salvatore Ferrar 1729. Later Edition. Hardcover Half Vellum. Near Fine Condition. Modern half vellum over early marbled paper. Contemporary bookplate to title slight browning to first few and last few pages otherwise a bright wide margined copy edges untrimmed. A lovely facsimile of the famed Giunta edition. 284ll. Adams B 2147; Brunet I 999; Graesse I 440 Pettas Giunti of Florence 217 refers to it as a counterfeit but notes the errors in foliation have been corrected. Size: Quarto 4to. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; Inventory No: 047470. Heirs of Filippo Giunta (i.e. Pasinello, Printed by Stefano Orlandelli at the expense of Salvatore Ferrar) hardcover
1590rif. 56659Venetia Fabio & Agostin Zoppini Fratelli & Onofrio Farri 1590. 4to. Contemp. full vellum. Marbled edges. Printers woodcut-device on title-page. 854490 pp. Many large initial in woodcut 10 large woodcut illustrations in the text 3/4-page woodcut portrait on verso of fol.4. A few faint brownspots. Clean and fine. Brunet I1002. - Not in Adams. hardcover
1569rif. 146435Paris: Federigo Morello 1569. Rare sixteenth century edition of this literary work in the original Italian. Duodecimo original full vellum. In near fine condition with light splitting to the front interior hinge. Giovanni Boccaccio was an Italian writer poet correspondent of Petrarch and an important Renaissance humanist. Often referred to as one of the "Three Crowns" of Italian literature along with Dante Alighieri and Petrarch Boccaccio is responsible for the creation of classic works of imaginative literature such as 'The Decameron' and setting the stage of Renaissance Humanism in Italy. Federigo Morello hardcover
1582rif. 72228Firenze Florence: Nellastamperia 1582. Seconda Editione. Hardcover. Good. 23 x 16 cm. Octavo. 585pp 78pp. Bound into worn flexible vellum paper spine label. Second edition with the censorship of Lionardo Salviati: Italian humanist philogist and writer. Salviati modified 52 of the short stories leaving 48 intact. Decorative initials. Previous owners stamps on title page Giusep: Talinu. There is staining effecting some of the last and first few dozen pages. The staining avoids the text on most but not all pages. Binding remains tight. Nellastamperia hardcover
1952rif. 8592Verona. Editiones Officinae Bodoni. 1952. Bound in half gilt ruled Vellum and paper covered boards. Gilt titles to spine. t.e.g. 4to. 7.5" x 11.5 This Edition has been pinted in Griffo type on the hand-press in 225 numbered copies on hand-made Fabrino paper of which this is number 93. Illustrated with Woodcuts by Bartolommeo Di Giovanni for a lost Quattrocentro Edition which were used to illustrate various later texts and now been reesembled and recut by Fritz Kredel. Very mild usual foxing to fore-edge. Very slight foxing to front and rear pastedowns. A Very Fine crisp copy. Editiones Officinae Bodoni. hardcover
1761rif. 222141761. 1/4 leather. Very Good. Very impressive 1761 edition with the text carefully re-written and re-deciphered from Boccaccio's original by Franco d'Amaretto Mannelli. Clean solid and VG with the text in its original Italian crisp and eminently readable with very milddarkening at a number of te pages. Lovely engraved portraits of Boccaccio the frontispiece and Franco d'Amaretto Mannelli. Several woodblocks large fold-out plate a genealogical chart of Francesco di Amaretto Mannelli complementing the timeless Renaissance text. Re-bound in a sturdy perfectly presentable 1/4 brown leatherette over veined light-brown boards which show a bit of abrading at the rear panel. Thick quarto 373 pgs. all told. unknown
1547rif. 008609Venetia: Venice: Pietro dei Nicolini da Sabbio 1547. Book measures 16x11.cm. 6 .4/1 x 4. 4/1 inches .Collation 264216 i.e 4321pp woodcut decorative capital's throughout. Recently bound in full antiquarian calf blind flat bands leather title label ruled blind lines on boards. Slight crease line along edge of spine. Binding in very good clean firm condition. Internally title page slightly dusty very small nick on margin text in remarkably clean condition throughout. A very nice copy in a very good attractive binding.F. Full Calf. Very Good Plus. Small 8vo. Venice: Pietro dei Nicolini da Sabbio, Hardcover
1530rif. 178085Venice: per Nicolo di Aristotile detto Zoppino 1530. An early edition of the first adventure novel of Italian literature in vernacular prose. Written by the author during his student years in Naples this was Boccaccio's first important work a retelling of the popular medieval French romance of Floire and Blancheflor. "Boccaccio demonstrated a vast knowledge of literature classical and medieval and a personal engagement with it giving a strong indication of literary promise and of the masterpieces to come. Boccaccio enlarges and ornaments the story with Florio's travels throughout Italy and the Mediterranean adding digressions geographical historical and mythological at each stop and each new encounter; he weaves into the story autobiographical allegories exotic places and even a lesson in church history and doctrine" Weaver p. 87. The Filocolo was published in 1472. This is one of two Venetian editions printed in 1530 the other by Francesco di Alessandro Bindoni both reproducing the text as edited and published by Marco Guazzo in 1527. Octavo 150 x 115 mm: A-2Y 360 leaves. Title page printed in red and black within elaborate woodcut border and incorporating woodcut portrait of the author similar portrait of St Nicholas on verso of last leaf. Eighteenth-century mottled half sheep smooth spine divided by ornate gilt rolls light brown calf label patterned paper-covered boards edges black. Old library label on spine. Near-contemporary Latin and Greek ownership inscription on title page "Joannis Bonij. kai ton filon in Greek characters C:L:D:S:" indicating it belonged to one Giovanni Boni "and friends". Worming on spine and margins of a few initial and final leaves affecting woodcut decoration and several words corners worn inner hinges cracked title and final page partly detached from gutter but firm some loss to margins of final page intermittent and mainly marginal foxing and toning couple of gathering damp stained. A good copy. EDIT16 6283. Elissa Weaver "A Lover's Tale and Auspicious Beginning Filocolo" in Victoria Kirkham Michael Sherberg & Janet Levarie Smarr eds Boccaccio. A Critical Guide to the Complete Works 2013. hardcover
1846rif. 77497Paris: Barbier 1846. Fine. Barbier Paris 1846 18 x 28.20 cm relié Illustrated edition with first printing of vignettes by Tony Johannot Baron Celestin Nanteuil Grandville Geoffroy and 32 plates by the same artists. Half chocolate brown morocco with corners late 19th century signed Bertault at the top of the first endpaper. Smooth spine richly decorated with mirror-pattern tools in Romantic style roulette at head and tail frame fillets. Separating fillets on boards. Top edge gilt. Covers and spine preserved. Uncut copy with full margins. Paper perfectly fresh immaculate. Spine slightly sunned. Some traces of rubbing. Very handsome copy of this rare illustrated Romantic work. Barbier hardcover
1928rif. 2091202133206096Fratelli Alinari 1928. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 Fratelli Alinari paperback
1952rif. 002184Verona: Editiones Officinae Bodoni 1952. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Quarter vellum over patterned paper-covered boards; vellum ruled in gilt with gilt lettering at spine. Top edge trimmed and gilt other edges untrimmed. Housed in cream paper-covered slipcase. Special edition printed by hand-press in Griffo type on hand-made Fabriano paper limited to 225 numbered copies of which this is 106. Octavo. xi 1 blank 127 1 colophon pages. Illustrated with in-text woodcuts made by Bartolommeo di Giovanni for a lost quattrocento edition which were used to illustrate various later texts and have now been reassembled and recut. One full-page facsimile from the English version printed in 1597. Slightest toning and shelf wear to binding and slipcase. About fine. . Editiones Officinae Bodoni Hardcover
1594rif. 957P37Firenze: Filippo Giunti 1594. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 6.5" by 4". None. An uncommon early edition of one of the last works written in Italian by Boaccaccio. An uncommon early edition published in Florence at the end of the sixteenth century.In the original Italian.'Il Corbaccio' or 'The Crow' is a satirical novella in which a man has been rebutted by a widow and is subsequently visited by the widow's dead husband in his dream telling him why she is best left alone.By the fourteenth century Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio one of the most important authors of the country's history.Published by Filippo Giunti one of the leading printing firms in Florence in the sixteenth century.Register runs as: 4 A-G8 H-I4. Collated complete.Bookplate of Luigi Strano to the front paste down an author of poetry. In a full calf binding. Externally smart with light marks to the boards and spine. Bookplate to the front paste down. Prior owner's ink to the rear endpaper. Internally firmly bound. Pages are lightly age-toned and generally clean with scattered spots and a small tidemark to the tail of the first few pages. Small patch of worming to the first 2 leaves with no loss of text. Prior owner's ink inscription to the head of the title page. The occasional ink underlining to the text. Very Good Indeed Filippo Giunti hardcover
1638rif. 16954Venezia: Pietro Maria Bertano 1638. Hardcover. xiv 472pp. Bound in full vellum with gilt titles and decorations on the spine panel sprinkled edges. A revised and somewhat censored edition of the Decameron by the Florentine nobleman Leonardo Salviati who was among the founders of the Accademia della Crusca originally published in Firenze in 1582. With the bookplate of binders Fletcher and Maude Battershall on the front pastedown endpaper and Fletcher Battershall's signature on front free endpaper. Wear to corner tips front joint partially split at spine. A very good copy. ; Quarto. Pietro Maria Bertano hardcover
1729rif. elala1248Colophon on I12r: Florence: Heirs of Filippo Giunta 1527 i.e. Venice: Pasinello Printed by Stefano Orlandelli at the expense of Salvatore Ferrari 1729. 1729. 4to. ff. 8the last blank 284. woodcut printers device on title & at end. 18th century vellum vellum soiled occasional light marginal foxing. Fine eighteenth-century reprint of the esteemed 1527 Giunta edition of this classic of Italian prose; limited to 300 copies. Adams B2147. Brunet I 999. Gamba 172. Graesse I 440. [Colophon on I12r:] Florence: Heirs of Filippo Giunta, 1527 [i.e. Venice: Pasinello, Printed by Stefano Orlandelli at the expens hardcover
rif. 1934London: Thomas Edlin 1725. Hardcover. Good. Quarto. 22pp. 284ff. 13 49 1pp. A2 B4 C2-D2 a4-z4 aa4-zz4 aaa4-zzz4 aaaa4-kkkk4. Contemporary calf rebacked and repaired. With engraved frontispiece and engraved portrait of Boccaccio. ESTC T143906. 0 London: Thomas Edlin, 1725. hardcover
1609rif. 006287Paris: Matthieu Guillemot 1609. Book. Very Good. Full Calf. First Edition Thus. 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. "Reueue Corrigee & mise en meilleur ordre en ceste nouuelle Edition A Paris Chez Matthieu Guillemot au Palais en la gallerie des prisonniers." RARE early French edition with Italian and French texts on facing pages. Rectos French only are numbered. 458 pp. Very Good bound in full calf gilt title at spine faded yet legible 5 raised bands with gilt rules red title label edges of boards rubbed prior owner name front end page dated 1823 light toning to end pages contents clean and remarkably free of toning or foxing. Written by Boccaccio in the years 1343-1345 "La Fiammette" "has been called the first psychological novel in a modern language". Matthieu Guillemot Hardcover
