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THE DECAMERON
by Boccaccio, Giovanni
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Seller
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UPLAND, California, United States
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About This Item
Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: Franklin Library, 1981. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. José Narro. all edges gilt acid-free paper brown boards with gilt decorations & gilt title light pencil mark by prior bookseller on FFEP, no other markings translated by G. H. McWilliam Printed on archival paper with gilded edges. Decorated endpapers. All edges gilt. Hubbed spine. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall spine in three compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering in two compartments, gilt tooling in remaining compartment, gilt borders and intricate gilt foliate tooling on covers pages are tight and unmarked Hardcover. First Edition Thus Woodcuts by Jose Narro. Original binding.
Synopsis
In the summer of 1348, as the Black Death ravages their city, ten young Florentines take refuge in the countryside. They amuse themselves by each telling a story a day for the ten days they are destined to remain there - a hundred stories of love, adventure and surprising twists of fate. Less preoccupied with abstract concepts of morality or religion than earthly values, the tales range from the bawdy Peronella hiding her lover in a tub to Ser Cepperallo, who, despite his unholy effrontery, becomes a Saint. The result is a towering monument of European literature and a masterpiece of imaginative narrative.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Cedar Tree Antiques
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 114953
- Title
- THE DECAMERON
- Author
- Boccaccio, Giovanni
- Illustrator
- José Narro
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Franklin Library
- Place of Publication
- Franklin Center, Pennsylvania
- Date Published
- 1981
- Pages
- 749
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- General
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Cedar Tree Antiques
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UPLAND, California
About Cedar Tree Antiques
Cedar Tree Antiques has been selling art, antiques and books since 1992, throughout Southern California.
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- Spine
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- Jacket
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
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