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The Novellino of Masuccio and The Nights of Straparola
1894Best.-Nr. SET40-B-1London : Lawrence and Bullen 1894-1895. Cloth. Good. 11.5" by 8.5". E. R. Hughes. Four uniformly-bound translations by W. G. Waters. Containing: The Novellino of Masuccio in two volumes The Nights of Straparola in two volumes Limited to one thousand copies of which this is numbered 725. Illustrated throughout by E. R. Hughes with thirty-six plates collated complete Bookplate of E. Peter Jones to front pastedowns. Bookseller's labels to front pastedowns of The Novellino. Masuccio Salernitano 14101475 born Tommaso Guardati was an Italian poet. Born in Salerno or Sorrento he is best known today for Il Novellino a collection of 50 "novelle" or short stories each prefaced by a letter of dedication to a famous person and with an epilogue containing the "moral" of the story. The Facetious Nights of Straparola 1550-1555; Italian: Le piacevoli notti also known as The Nights of Straparola is a two-volume collection of 75 stories by Italian author and fairy-tale collector Giovanni Francesco Straparola. Complete in four volumes. In cloth bindings. Externally sound though with some bumping and slight wear to the extremities. Internally bindings strained in places with one plate detached. Pages are bright and quite clean with just the odd spot and some foxing to the endpapers. Small tears to a couple of pages. Good Lawrence and Bullen hardcover
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