Waters, Lillian DeBiblio.com
Masuccio Salernitano; W G Waters [trans]Biblio.com
The Novellino of Masuccio
1895rif. 781F18London: Lawrence and Bullen 1895. Cloth. Very Good. 11.5 by 8.5. Edward Robert Hughes. A beautifully illustrated two volume edition of the short stories of this fifteenth century Italian poet. Translated into English by W. G. Waters and here in two illustrated volumes this is No. 790 of 1000 copies printed in this edition. With eight plates to volume I and ten plates with tissue guards to volume II all in a pre-Raphaelite style and the work of English watercolour and oil painter Edward Robert Hughes. Collated complete. Fifteenth century Italian poet Masuccio Salernitano is best known for "Il Novellino" a collection of fifty short stories each prefaced by a letter of dedication to a famous person and with an epilogue containing the "moral" of the story. Three of the stories within this work appear to be the source of inspiration for Shakespeare"s "Romeo and Juliet". With the armorial bookplate of Charles A Hill to the front pastedown of volume I. In the publisher"s original cloth binding with bumping to head and tail of spine. Discolouration to back strip. Armorial bookplate to front pastedown of volume I. Internally firmly bound. Scattered spots to the first few pages of each volume pages otherwise generally clean. Very Good Lawrence and Bullen hardcover
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