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The Decameron (Two Volumes, Complete)

The Decameron (Two Volumes, Complete)

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The Decameron (Two Volumes, Complete)

by Boccaccio, Giovanni

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NY: Boni & Liveright. Good+ with No dust jacket as issued. 1925. Limited Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. Limited edition, signed by the publisher on the Limitation Page (this is number 1,753 of only 2,000). Publisher's full black cloth, gilt lettering on spines, gilt medallion portraits and blind-stamped borders and decoration on covers, deckle edges, yap edges, orange and black title pages. Profusely illustrated with 48 full-page, B&W engravings by Clara Tice. Translated by John Payne. Introduction by Francis Hueffer (his article from the famous 11th edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica). . Hinges split on endpapers only, but hinges strong; former owner's bookplates on ffeps, otherwise unmarked, edges, heads and heels slightly worn, else fine; tight, square, with clean and bright text blocks. A large, heavy set - additional shipping charges may apply. VERY GOOD. . B&W Engravings. 4to 11" - 13" tall. xxix, (i), 374; x, (i), 354, (1) pp .

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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Bookseller
Round Table Books, LLC US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
26873
Title
The Decameron (Two Volumes, Complete)
Author
Boccaccio, Giovanni
Illustrator
Clara Tice
Format/Binding
Hard Cover
Book Condition
Used - Good+ with No dust jacket as issued
Edition
Limited Edition. First Printing
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
Boni & Liveright
Place of Publication
NY
Date Published
1925
Keywords
Literature;, Erotica;, Limited Edition;, Illustrated Books;
Note
May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.

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