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1855mon0000075875London Henry G. Bohn 1855. Hardcover. Good. in x in x in. Original embossed brown cloth with gilt spine stamping; frontispiece engraving with tissue overlay. Spine ends and corners a bit worn mild foxing at end pages else internally clean and tight. A rather sound copy. London, Henry G. Bohn hardcover
189528140London: John C. Nimmo 1895. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very good in boards. No dust jacket. Wear to spine ends. John C. Nimmo hardcover
1886007747London: Printed for the Villon Society by Private Subscription and for Private Circulation 1886. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Limited and Numbered Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. #622 of an unknown number published for subscriber's only. Near Fine in half red crushed morocco over marbled boards with matching marbled end pages five raised bands with gilt lettering and tail date back gilt top edges. Light rubbing at corners else Fine. A quite lovely set. Printed for the Villon Society by Private Subscription and for Private Circulation Hardcover
1802mon0002855981Londra 1802. Hardcover. Very Good. . 4 volumes. Original full leather with gilt borders. General shelf/age wear. Minor fading/rubbing to spines. Overall VG for their age. Pages/boards clean binding sturdy. Londra hardcover
1873852781873. Fine. 1873 11 x 17 cm 10 volumes reliés en 4 Illustrated edition with a portrait of Jean Boccaccio as frontispiece to the first volume and 11 etched out-of-text engravings by Léopold Flameng one of 600 copies on Holland paper in forme. Half straw-yellow morocco bindings with corners spines with five raised bands decorated with black fillets gilt dates at foot red morocco title and volume labels marbled paper boards marbled endpapers and pastedowns top edges gilt bindings signed by Canape-Helz. Our copy is exceptionally enhanced with a suite of engravings executed by Gravelot. Handsome set. hardcover
1825SET19-C-6London: William Pickering 1825. First edition. Cloth. Fair. 9" by 5.5". Thomas Stothard. A scarce first edition set of 'The Decameron' by Giovanni Boccaccio illustrated with ten plates by the famous English illustrator and engraver Thomas Stothard. Collated: Complete in three volumes with the 10 Stothard Plates. First edition with an introduction by Ugo Foscolo or Niccolò Foscolo a noted Italian writer and poet. Scarce. Giovanni Boccaccio was an Italian author and poet a friend student and correspondent of Petrarch an important Renaissance humanist and the author of a number of notable works including 'The Decameron' 'On Famous Women' and his poetry in the Italian vernacular. Boccaccio is particularly notable for his dialogue of which it has been said that it surpasses in verisimilitude that of virtually all of his contemporaries since they were medieval writers and often followed formulaic models for character and plot. 'The Decameron' with the subtitle of 'Prince Galehaut' is a 14th-century medieval allegory by Giovanni Boccaccio told as a frame story encompassing 100 tales by ten young people. Boccaccio probably began composing the work in 1350 and finished it in 1351 or 1353. The various tales of love in 'The Decameron' range from the erotic to the tragic. Tales of wit practical jokes and life lessons contribute to the mosaic. In addition to its literary import it documents life in 14th-century Italy. In original publisher's cloth bindings with paper labels to the spines. Externally rather worn. Corners are bumped on all three volumes and boards are stained. Spines are chipped and the back strips are lifting. Front board to volume I detached with first four leaves. Front hinge failed to volume III. Internally binding is loosening in places. Pages 273-4 and 277-84 are loose in volume I. Pages are generally bright and clean with some scattered spotting. Loss to page iii volume I approximately 4 inches not affecting the text. Bookplate to the front pastedown in volume III. Fair William Pickering hardcover
1844abc5844Firenze 1844 Firenze 1844 small paperback black titles to blue covers 248 pages with top edges not fully guillotined wear and to covers and book in 2 halves but still in acceptable reading order. Full refund if not satisfied. 24 hour dispatch. If not pictured in this listing a scan of the actual book is available on request. Soft cover. Fair. Firenze paperback
1844abc5843Firenze 1844 Firenze 1844 small paperback black titles to blue covers 285 pages with top edges not fully guillotined wear and partial loss to covers but still in acceptable reading order. Full refund if not satisfied. 24 hour dispatch. If not pictured in this listing a scan of the actual book is available on request. Soft cover. Fair. Firenze paperback
1802906P7Londra: Not Stated 1802. Leather. Good. 6.5" by 4". None. An Italian edition of the important work of Boccaccio including a life of the author. Complete in four volumes.In the original Italian.'The Decameron' is a collection of novellas by the Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio spilt into one-hundred tales. Since its first publication in the fourteenth century this has became one of the most important and influential pieces of European literature. The tales are told from the point of view of ten young men and women hiding in a villa outside Florence trying to escape the Black Death. It is thought that Boccaccio conceived of the idea after the 1348 epidemic.Giovanni Boccaccio was an Italian writer and poet an important figure during the Renaissance. He is best known for this influential work which provided an essential element in the literary tradition of Italy. He wrote the work between 1349 and 1352 revising the text from 1370 to 1371.Including a life of Boccaccio by Filippo Villani to Volume I.Glossary to Volume IV. In a full calf binding. Externally a little rubbed. A small amount of loss to the head and tail of the spines. Minor bumping to the extremities. Volume IV is lacking one of the spine labels. Spines are faded. Loss to the tail of the joints of Volume II. Loss to the head and tail of the joints of Volume III. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very lightly age-toned and clean with a few scattered spots. Ink inscription to the dedication leaf of Volume I. Good Not Stated hardcover
182204924111020Presso Leonardo Ciardetti Firenze 1822. Early Edition. Hardcover. Very Good Condition/No Dust Jacket. Two marching volumes bound in half vellum with marbled boards block edges and end-papers. Volumes I and II are bound together in the first volume and Volumes III and IV are bound together in the second volume. Red title-labels and ornate gilt decoration on the spines. Frontis portrait in Volume I. Binding is tight and pages are clean. Covers are darkened and lightly rubbed small label with reference numbers are taped to spines and reference numbers on front end-papers. Text is in Italian. Some foxing to early and later pages. No dust jacket as published. Book plates and/or stamps from Ampleforth Library. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2kg. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 04924111020. All our books music and maps are sent by a tracked mail service. This book is heavier than 1kg and may incur additional delivery charges on some delivery services to some locations. Presso Leonardo Ciardetti hardcover
1816008127Milano: Per Giovanni Silvestri 1816. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Later Edition. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. xxxii 293 3 398 2 319 1 287 1 pp. Engraving of the author frontis Vol. I. Very Good in contemporary quarter calf over faux wood grain paper covered boards ribbon markers contemporary bookplate with peacock sitting atop crown and 4 initials. Vols. III and IV with calf chipped at spineboards rubbed at corners internally quite clean and bright. Text in Italian. An uncommon edition in quite nice condition. Boccaccio's 1353 classic set in Italy during the Black Death. Per Giovanni Silvestri Hardcover
180210045Livorno: Tommaso Masi E Compagno 1802. Softcover. Fair. 1802. Softcover. Fair. 217p. Italian. Tommaso Masi E Compagno unknown
1834s00012267Firenze / Florence: Per Il Magheri 1834. First printing. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition of this collected works 17 volumes in 9 books plus a 10th book the Vita di . Boccacci 1806 labeled vol. 18 on the spine. 10 volumes total. Florence 1827-1834 the Vita Firenze 1806 uniformly bound: half vellum marbled boards leather spine labels in dark and light brown. Books are very good with light soil to vellum spine labels intact but cracked and slightly chipped contents very good and bright unmarked. The Vita has three plates printed in sepia plus a frontispiece portrait. RARE on the market. Per Il Magheri hardcover
1900297116New York: The Grolier Club Printed at the Devinne PRess 1900. Full Leather. Very Good binding. Small quarto; in decorative cream and orange vellum binding; 186 pages including the Index; with frontispiece portrait a folding plate of Fiorenza; and a note on the portraits of Dante; housed in a bespoke blue paper-covered slipcase with chemise the chemise with a tan leather title label. ~~A handsome copy of this early production of the Grolier Club. Very Good binding. The Grolier Club | Printed at the Devinne PRess unknown
1900GEN22-F-12London : G Barrie c1900. Cloth. Good. 7.5" by 5.5". Leopold Flameng. An English translation of Boccaccio's Decameron. Direct from the library of the late Hugh Selbourne MD 1906-1973 a noted book collector and diarist. With eleven illustrations from original etchings by French engraver illustrator and painter Leopold Flameng. Translated into English from the original Italian. No date to title page dated from similar English translations which first appeared c1890. Boccaccio was an Italian writer poet and correspondent of Petrach. He was an important Renaissance humanist. His Decameron is a collection of novellas. It is a collection of 100 tales told by a group of seven young women and three young men sheltering in a secluded villa to escape the Black Death. It is considered a masterpiece of classical early prose. In original red cloth binding with a paper spine label. Externally very smart. Some bumping to the head and tail of spine spine label is discoloured. Rubbing to joints. Internally generally firmly bound though strained in places. Pages are bright and clean. Good G Barrie hardcover
1896SKU1166855Gibbings & Co 1896. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1896; 4 volumes complete; red cloth covered boards with gold titles; edge wear and rubbing; top edge is gilt; all hinges are split; Previous owner's sticker on front end papers of all 4; interiors are clean but pages are toned; rough cut on fore edges; 12mo 6 3/4" to 7 3/4" tall; paginated separately: 249 pages 341 pages 356 pages & 347 pages Gibbings & Co hardcover
182025578s68London: Priestley and Clarke 1820 Translated from the Italian to which is prefixed remarks on the life and writings of Boccaccio.579pp tight and clean throughout with the exception of the first few pages and the frontis portrait of Boccaccio which are lightly foxed.Half calf with marbled boards size 225x150mm. Priestley and Clarke hardcover
1893mon0000494320Lawrence And Butler 1893T. hardcover. Good. in x in x in. NOT an ex-library book. Clean copy in good condition. Two volume set Number 952/1000 copies for England and America. Lawrence And Butler hardcover
1898103341privately printed 1898 Translated into English prose and verse by John Payne author of The Masque of Shadows translator of Francis Villon from the French and The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night from the Arabic. Printed by private subscription and for private circulation only. Quarter calf over marbled paper. Gilt top edge; other sides of text block deckled. Sewn bindings. Rubbing to edges of leather. Frontispiece portrait of Boccace Baccaccio in French Uncommon as a privately bound complete single volume. Clean text block. Quarter calf over marlbed paper. Rubbing at all edges. Gilt title intact. vi 617 pages. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. privately printed hardcover
188287999Paris : Alphonse Lemerre 1882. 150x95mm. frontispices reliure toile avec piÂce de titre et dÕauteur dorÂŽs au dos. Bel exemplaire. 1177 Alphonse Lemerre unknown
186935593Paris Gerbier Freres 1869. Large Royal8vo. Contemporary hcalf. Back somewhat worn a top of spine torn. Woodengr. frontisp. XI5622 pp. woodcut-illustr. in the text and 31 plates. Scattered brownspots. unknown
190087445Paris : Librairie Illustre - J. Tallandier sans date vers 1900. 255x170mm. frontispice XVI - 341 293Êpages illustrations n/b in et hors texte reliure demi-chagrin rouge avec titre auteur encadrements et ornementations dors au dos. Plats papier marbr. Tranche suprieure dore. Bel exemplaire. 3777 Librairie Illustre - J. Tallandier unknown
188519283Paris : Garnier FrÂres 1885. 185x115mm. une gravure n/b en frontispice reliure cartonnÂŽ couverture originale collÂŽ sur le premier plat ÂŽtiquette dÕauteur au dos. Bel exemplaire. 505 Garnier FrÂres unknown
1890lib36364757BCH. Launette 1890. Hardcover. Very Good. Books in Fine shape 3/4 leather with raised ribs on spine Highly illustrated very tight illustrations by wagrez H. Launette hardcover
