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1757114589Londres Paris: Prault 1757-61. One of the masterpieces of the illustrated book A fine edition illustrated in large part by Gravelot: "one of the most accomplished illustrated books of the 18th century" Cohen-de Ricci 158-61; "one of the masterpieces of the illustrated book" Ray 15. The imprint is false; the book was published in Paris by Prault. The French translation is by Antoine Jean Le Maçon. Prault published an Italian version the same year with the same illustrations which is dated 1757 throughout and is usually regarded as taking precedence. 5 vols octavo 197 x 125 mm. Engraved portrait frontispiece title pages 110 plates engraved en-têtes engraved cartouches and 97 culs-de-lampe by Lemire Legrand and others after Gravelot Boucher Eisen and Cochin. Text in French. Contemporary French mottled calf smooth spines gilt in compartments green morocco double labels sides with triple gilt rule boards turn-ins decoratively gilt comb-marbled endpapers gilt edges. Contemporary ownership inscriptions to binder's blanks; wood-engraved bookplates of Bibl. Hammer Stockholm. A little wear to headcaps corners worn internally clean and fresh a very good set. hardcover
1715406838Paris: Chez Pierre Huet 1715. leather_bound. Gut. 4 Blatt 267 3 Seiten. Leder der Zeit mit ornamentaler Rückenvergoldung. Klein-Oktav ca. 165 x 95 cm . etwas berieben und bestoßen Rücken mit kleinem Loch anfangs Marginalien von alter Hand leicht wellig und braunfleckig insgesamt ordentlich erhalten. In der Auflösung des Asteronyms folgen wir den Online-Angaben französischer Bibliotheken es ist auch so von alter Hand auf Vortitel und Titel ergänzt. Über de Prémont den Übersetzer von "Der Traum des Boccaccio" konnten wir nichts eruieren. Das Buch schließt mit einem "Madrigal" von Mademoiselle de Scudery an "M.D.P." Auf dem Vorsatz mit dem Bleistifteintrag "Aus dem / Château de Premesque / près de Lille / im Frühjahr 1915 zerstört" Wegen Urlaub kann Ihre Bestellung / Anfrage erst nach dem 21.06.2026 bearbeitet werden. - Because of holidays your order / question can be handled only after 06/21/2026. Chez Pierre Huet hardcover
17786056Londra but Paris: Gian Claudio Molini 1778. Very Good. iv 160 pages and engraved title page after Marillier. In mottled calf rebacked in the twentieth century with original spine. Gilt triple fillets on both boards; remains of gilt decoration on spine. Gilt turn-ins endleaves marbled in spirals. Gilt edges. Nice edition. Gamba 227 <br /><br />Boccaccio wrote this pastoral tale in the mid 1340s just as he began work on the Decameron where it would not have been out of place. A young shepherd unseen spies a group of naked nymphs bathing at the pool and falls in love with one of them. The plot includes a series of missed opportunities mistaken identities appeals to Venus goddess of love and plenty of nude bathing scenes. The text is based on the edition published in Florence 1568 with corrections. Gian Claudio Molini hardcover
1769146403Padua: Giuseppe Comino 1769. Eighteenth century edition of Giovanni Boccaccio's twenty-eighth novella from his 'Decameron.' Octavo original full vellum engraved frontispiece portrait of Boccaccio. In very good condition with light toning to the front and rear panel rubbing to the spine. 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. Giuseppe Comino hardcover
1739DC6_2013In Padova Padua. Appresso Giuseppe Comino: . 1739 pp. 24 255 1 Frontis portrait of Boccaccio engraved by G.P.S. set in decorative frame at the foot is the text "Effigie di M.Giovanni Boccacci presa da un antico ritratto appresso il Signor Apostolo Zeno." Some off setting from the engraving to the title page. Old damp stain in text. Numerous head and tail pieces. Text in Italian vernacular. 8vo. 170 mm. Old full vellum binding with 2" loss to spine. Includes: Twenty-eight novels by Boccaccio; and his description of the plague in Florence in 1348. With an extensive foreword by Anton Federigo Seghezzi. This collection of his lesser known but significant works is treasured by all collectors of the Renaissance humanist Giovanni Boccaccio 1313-1375. A great Italian author and poet a friend student and correspondent of Petrarch. His works in the Italian vernacular became a model for all who worked in that language for almost a millennium. SCARCE. SMALL BOX 4 Language: eng. Full Vellum. Very Good. In Padova (Padua). Appresso Giuseppe Comino: . hardcover
174136342London: R.Dodsley 1741. Translated from the Italian. vii;591pp.Rebound in red leather with gilt lettering and decoration on pannelled spine. All edges gilt. Marbled endpapers. First few leaves slightly loose. Previous owner`s bookplate on front pastedown. Some scuffing to both covers. Extremities worn. Full Leather. Very Good. Octavo. R.Dodsley Hardcover
17791706210063Londres 1779. Hardcover. Good. 12mo. 10 volumes complete. Engraved title in Volume I illustrated with 10 plates per volume. Contemporary quarter red leather over marbled boards gilt. Gift inscription on Volume front flyeaf from Stuyvesant LeRoy to Amos Tuck French his bookplate dated 1894. Rubbing wear some chipping to head of spines. Foxing scattered pencil marginalia. Translated by Antoine Sabatier de Castres. <br> Giovanni Boccaccio was an Italian author poet and correspondent of Petrach. Boccaccio wrote a number of notable works including the Decameron and On Famous Women. As a poet who wrote in the Italian vernacular Boccaccio is particularly noted for his realistic dialogue which differed from his contemporaries. ESTC N28450 Londres hardcover
17791706210062Londres 1779. Good. 12mo. 10 volumes complete. Engraved title in Volume I illustrated with 10 plates per volume. Contemporary quarter red leather over marbled boards gilt. Gift inscription on Volume front flyeaf from Stuyvesant LeRoy to Amos Tuck French his bookplate dated 1894. Rubbing wear some chipping to head of spines. Foxing scattered pencil marginalia. Translated by Antoine Sabatier de Castres. <br> Giovanni Boccaccio was an Italian author poet and correspondent of Petrach. Boccaccio wrote a number of notable works including the Decameron and On Famous Women. As a poet who wrote in the Italian vernacular Boccaccio is particularly noted for his realistic dialogue which differed from his contemporaries. ESTC N28450 Londres hardcover
17545730<p>18th century full vellum with red morocco title label to spine. 2 parts bound as one: part 1: 179 pp. 1; part 2: 181-403 pp. 3. Italian text throughout. OCLC shows only one other copy of this version published by Deregni at the National Library of Scotland. Marginal notes in pencil to last 9 pages otherwise no previous owners' names or other markings. 3 1/2 x 6 1/4 inches.</p> Domenico Deregni hardcover
1761222141761. 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
17892010150003London: Londra: Tommaso Masi e Comp 1789-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. 4 volume set. Bound in contemporary speckled calf. Gilt ruled. Spine gilt. Red and green leather spine labels. Engraved frontispiece portrait of Boccaccio. Marbled bookplate. XXI 317 p.; 442 p.; 356 p.; 322 p. Forms part of the 'Novellieri italiani' compiled by G.D. Poggiali. Probably printed in Leghorn by Masi Parenti p.124. Brunet I page 103. ESTC T102336. <br> Armorial bookplate of the Duke of Somerset motto: Foy Pour Devoir "Faith for Duty. Londra: Tommaso Masi, e Comp hardcover
175759577E-176: Londra. Very Good. 1757. Hardcover. Leather. 8vo. Londra ma Parigi; possibly printed by Prault in Paris. 1757. 5 volumes. Xi 292 271 195 261 247 pages. Engraved title pages. Illustrated with tailpieces plates by Gravelot and Lemperer. Text in Italian. Slipcased in red cloth with spine label present to the top of the slipcase. Bound in 3/4 red leather with marble paper covered cloth with gilt and black band titles and gilt decoration present to the spines. Boards have light wear present to the extremities of the boards. Small m inked to the last page of the last volume. Several pages throughout the text are torn at the margins and repaired. Text is free of marks. Binding tight and solid. The Boccaccio is Gravelot's masterpiece so much he excels in gallant subjects and animated scenes. As for his spiritual cul-de-lamp they are in the hands of a master ornamentalist. The figures in first tests of a much higher rendering are the peculiarity of the edition in Italian; two of them have been replaced in the French edition. Ray The Art of the French Illustrated Book No. 15: "French collectors always have a preference for the Decameron in their own language but the earlier Italian text has better impressions of the illustrations". E-176; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Londra hardcover
17252091202133213132Tommaso Edlin 1725. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 Tommaso Edlin paperback
175757363EB: Londra. Very Good. 1757. Hardcover. Leather. 8vo. Londra ma Parigi; possibly printed by Prault in Paris. 1757. 5 volumes. Xi 292 271 195 261 247 pages. Engraved title pages. Illustrated with tailpieces plates by Gravelot and Lemperer. Text in Italian. Slipcased in red cloth with spine label present to the top of the slipcase. Bound in 3/4 red leather with marble paper covered cloth with gilt and black band titles and gilt decoration present to the spines. Boards have light wear present to the extremities of the boards. No ownership marks present. Several pages throughout the text are torn at the margins and repaired. Text is free of marks. Binding tight and solid. The Boccaccio is Gravelot's masterpiece so much he excels in gallant subjects and animated scenes. As for his spiritual cul-de-lamp they are in the hands of a master ornamentalist. The figures in first tests of a much higher rendering are the peculiarity of the edition in Italian; two of them have been replaced in the French edition. Ray The Art of the French Illustrated Book No. 15: "French collectors always have a preference for the Decameron in their own language but the earlier Italian text has better impressions of the illustrations". Hubert-François Bourguignon commonly known as Gravelot 26 March 1699 20 April 1773 was a French engraver a famous book illustrator designer and drawing-master. Born in Paris he emigrated to London in 1732 where he quickly became a central figure in the introduction of the Rococo style in British design which was disseminated from London in this period through the media of book illustrations and engraved designs as well as by the examples of luxury goods in the "French taste" brought down from London to provincial towns and country houses.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall . Londra hardcover
1757850<p>Published 1757 in French. Volume one from a five volume set. Cover as shown with this listing bound in red Morocco five raised bands. Marbled endpaper as shown head and tail bands silk ribbon marker marbled edges under gilt. Previous owner bookplate on front endpaper and cutting from a magazine attached to blank page in front matter also with some hand written notes. A beautifully crafted book. Your purchase helps our small public library. pi A4</p> Prault hardcover
1757852<p>Published 1757-1761 <strong>in French</strong>. Volume five from a five volume set. Cover as shown with this listing bound in red Morocco five raised bands. small crack at head of spine see photo. Marbled endpaper as shown head and tail bands silk ribbon marker marbled edges under gilt. Previous owner bookplate on front endpaper. Text is foxed and mottled binding is firm. A beautifully crafted book. Your purchase helps our small public library. pi A4</p> Prault hardcover
1750009984Torino: Stamperia Reale 1750. Un volume 8x145 cm ad uso principalmente de' modesti giovani e studiosi della Toscana favella. Di 24-339-1 pagine; qualche goretta ai margini qualche brunitura. Legatura coeva in tutta pergamena sporca con macchie ed erosione ai margini. Quindi un libro molto studiato ed usato come la sua destinazione prevedeva. Questa edizione torinese al contrario delle altre pubblicate in varie città fino ai primi dell'800 sembra essere piuttosto rara: una sola edizione settecentesca e una sola copia censita nelle biblioteche Sbn. Nella prefazione Anton-Federico Seghezzi autore della antologia ringrazia in particolare gli editori-bibliofili Volpi per la revisione del testo e l'aggiunta sulla descrizione della peste. Stamperia Reale unknown
1781002053Avignon 1781. Collationengraved frontispiece 256pp 1 full page illustrations 4 vignettes. Bound in full contemporary mottled calf flat gilt bands elaborate gilt tooling on spine full coloured edges marble endpapers. Calf rubbed and suffed with some wear loss on edges and corners hinge joints cracked but boards still firmly attached. Generally binding in good condition.Internally previous owners bookplate on fixed endpaper 8 pages with light stain mark to margins.Pages in very good clean condition. A very nice copy in a contemporary full calf binding. Book measures 13x20cms.A55. New Edition. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Avignon Hardcover
1779FGN24-D-1Londres Paris: Chez les principaux Libraires de France & des pays Etrangers 1779. Hardback. Good. 6" by 4". Gravelot; Eisen; Cochin the Younger; Boucher. A complete ten volume set of the works of Giovanni Boccaccio the French edition. A ten-volume set of the works of Giovanni Boccaccio. Complete in ten volumes with ten engravings and a frontispiece to each volume. Volume I has an engraved title-page dated 1777. All volumes with decorative head and tailpieces. Volume I is lacking the portrait of Boccaccio but all other plates are correct. Illustrated by Gravelot Eisen Cochin the Younger and Boucher reduced and engraved by Vidal. The imprint is false printed in Paris. Giovanni Boccaccio In French Jean Bocace was an Italian author poet and correspondent of Petrarch. Boccaccio wrote a number of notable works including the Decameron and On Famous Women. As a poet who wrote in the Italian vernacular Boccaccio is particularly noted for his realistic dialogue which differed from his contemporaries. In paper-covered boards. Externally sound with some wear to spines and bumping to extremities. Spines browned. Ink signature to front pastedown of volume I. Internally generally firmly bound. Pages bright with scattered patches of foxing throughout. Good Chez les principaux Libraires de France & des pays Etrangers hardcover
177983792à Londres London: S. n. 1779. Fine. S. n. à Londres London 1779 8.50 x 14 cm 10 volumes reliés New edition in which the drawings by Gravelot Boucher and Eisen the majority by Gravelot were re-engraved by Vidal after the 1757-1761 edition. It is copiously illustrated with an engraved title 10 frontispieces and 10 numbered figures per volume totaling 111 figures. Translation by Sabatier de Castres. English binding in full glazed old red fine-grained morocco circa 1850 signed B. M. Bromace on each final leaf. Jansenist spine with raised bands. Title volume number date and place in 3 compartments. Signs of rubbing. 2 corners slightly bumped. Some pale foxing on an otherwise fresh set. Small fragments missing at head of volumes I and X. Engraved bookplate featuring a nude woman holding a mirror Stephane D. Winkworth designed by Nanni Preston. Attractive edition with charming engravings. Many of a gallant character. S. n. hardcover
