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1703146400Amsterdam: Giovanni Ghiara 1703. Early eighteenth century edition of Giovanni Boccaccio’s masterpiece. Duodecimo original full brown calf with gilt titles and tooling to the spine marbled endpapers all edges speckled blue illustrated with engraved headpieces and initials. In very good condition contemporary ownership signatures to the front and rear flyleaves. The Decameron is a collection of novellas by the 14th-century Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio 1313–1375. The book is structured as a frame story containing 100 tales told by a group of seven young women and three young men sheltering in a secluded villa just outside Florence to escape the Black Death which was afflicting the city. Boccaccio probably conceived the Decameron after the epidemic of 1348 and completed it by 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 value and widespread influence for example on Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales it provides a document of life at the time. Written in the vernacular of the Florentine language it is considered a masterpiece of classical early Italian prose. Giovanni Ghiara unknown
1725164132Londra: Tommaso Edlin 1725. Hardcover. Internally VGand clean one stain to one sheet both covers are off at hinges text block solid and tight. Gilt embossed and leather inlay within leather gilt ruled boards. Five raised bands with extensive gilt tooling within compartments showing wear all edges gilt. Marbled endpapers indicate binding date in 1880s with signed binder Estes and Lauriat Boston.Frontis portrait by L. Auberso. Title-page ten10 sheets including Prefazione then 284 numbered 12 49 pp. ozzervazioni. Bears the etched bookplate of Stephen Whitney dated 1904. Needs the attentions of a binder who will have wonderful material to work with. Well-worththe investment a lovely copy. Tommaso Edlin hardcover
1765226188Venice: Tomasso abettinelli 1765. hardcover. very good. E corredato con Note riguardanti al buon indirizzo di chi desidera scrivere con purita e proprieta Toscana a norma dell'uso presente: Si aggiungono col medesimo divisamento la Lettere dell'istesso Autore. Per Alessandro M. Bandiera. 2 volumes thick 12mo contemporary vellum brown leather spine label rubbed. Venezia: Tommaso Bettinelli 1765. Very good .<br/> <br/> A heavily annotated edition with a collection of Boccaccio's letters a glossary and index.<br/> <br/> Tomasso abettinelli unknown
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
1770146354Tuscany: Giovanni Ghiara 1770. Finely bound edition of Giovanni Boccaccio’s masterpiece. Octavo five volumes original full contemporary vellum with morocco labels and gilt titles to the spine patterned endpapers all edges marbled original emerald silk ribbons frontispiece portrait of Boccaccio to Vol. I. In very good condition to near fine condition with some toning to the boards a closed tear to the front panel and half title page of Vol. I light toning to the front and rear flyleaf of each volume and a slight lean to Vol. V. The Decameron is a collection of novellas by the 14th-century Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio 1313–1375. The book is structured as a frame story containing 100 tales told by a group of seven young women and three young men sheltering in a secluded villa just outside Florence to escape the Black Death which was afflicting the city. Boccaccio probably conceived the Decameron after the epidemic of 1348 and completed it by 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 value and widespread influence for example on Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales it provides a document of life at the time. Written in the vernacular of the Florentine language it is considered a masterpiece of classical early Italian prose. Giovanni Ghiara hardcover
172928931Florence: Philippo di Giunta 1729. Large 8vo. 9 1/2 x 6 1/2 inches. 8 284 ff. Contemporary vellum spine lettered direct in gilt<br/> <br/> The classic masterpiece of early Italian prose.<br/> <br/> This series of one hundred novellas set against the background of a plague-ridden Florence would have a profound influence on Renaissance literature throughout Europe. Although dated 1527 on the title this edition edited by Stefano Orlandini and printed at the cost of Salvatore Ferrari was in fact printed in Venice in 1729 as a facsimile of the Giunta 1527 edition. It is sometimes referred to as the Consul Smith edition after Joseph Smith 1682-1770 the British consul at Venice and noted book collector who was involved in its production.<br/> <br/> Adams B 2147; Brunet I 999; Graesse I 440; Gamba 172 Note; Zambrini 87; Cat. Mostra Boccacio Bibl. Laurenziana II 71; Olschki Cat. XCV No.20. Philippo di Giunta unknown
1729047470Florence i.e. Venice: Heirs of Filippo Giunta i.e. Pasinello Printed by Stefano Orlandelli at the expense of Salvatore Ferrar 1729. Later Edition. Hardcover Half Vellum. Near Fine Condition. Modern half vellum over early marbled paper. Contemporary bookplate to title slight browning to first few and last few pages otherwise a bright wide margined copy edges untrimmed. A lovely facsimile of the famed Giunta edition. 284ll. Adams B 2147; Brunet I 999; Graesse I 440 Pettas Giunti of Florence 217 refers to it as a counterfeit but notes the errors in foliation have been corrected. Size: Quarto 4to. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; Inventory No: 047470. Heirs of Filippo Giunta (i.e. Pasinello, Printed by Stefano Orlandelli at the expense of Salvatore Ferrar) 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
1729elala1248Colophon on I12r: Florence: Heirs of Filippo Giunta 1527 i.e. Venice: Pasinello Printed by Stefano Orlandelli at the expense of Salvatore Ferrari 1729. 1729. 4to. ff. 8the last blank 284. woodcut printers device on title & at end. 18th century vellum vellum soiled occasional light marginal foxing. Fine eighteenth-century reprint of the esteemed 1527 Giunta edition of this classic of Italian prose; limited to 300 copies. Adams B2147. Brunet I 999. Gamba 172. Graesse I 440. [Colophon on I12r:] Florence: Heirs of Filippo Giunta, 1527 [i.e. Venice: Pasinello, Printed by Stefano Orlandelli at the expens 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
1712574390Amsterdam; Cologne: George Gallet; Jacques Gaillard 1712. Hardcover. Very Good. Mixed two-volume set uniformly bound in near contemporary straight-grained light brown morocco with decorative blind stamping and gold tooled borders on the covers gilt spines also stamped in blind plain dark brown endpapers all edges gilt. Vol. 1 is the first edition printed in Amsterdam by George Gallet in 1697; Vol. 2 is the second edition printed in Cologne by Jacques Gaillard in 1712. 12mos. Both volumes are in French. Vol. 1: 14 title page and avertissement 14 Table 366pp. illustrated with an engraved frontispiece plate and in-text engravings preceding each of the novellas 1-44; Vol. 2: 427 12 Tablepp. illustrated with in-text engravings preceding each of the novellas 45-100. Note: The Table in vol. 1 includes a duplicate leaf signed 2. Both title pages are printed in red and black. Each volume has a contemporary engraved armorial bookplate and a later Italian bookseller’s ticket on the front pastedown. The spines and edges of the boards are rubbed and worn else a very good attractive set with Romeyn de Hooghe’s celebrated etchings in fine condition. George Gallet; Jacques Gaillard 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
17252091202133213132Tommaso Edlin 1725. Soft Cover. Fine. Volume: 1 Tommaso Edlin paperback
1757016455Londra Paris. Five volumes. Full mottled calf with the spines divided into six compartments by gilt designs. Red title slips and volume slips in two of the compartments on each spine and a gilt decoration in the others. 8.25" by 5.25". Called by Ray "one of the masterpieces of the illustrated book." Superbly designed by Gravelot 89 of the 111 plates and all 97 tailpieces Eisen Cochin and Boucher. Italian text with its better impressions of the plates. Heads of spines of Volumes 1 and 4 with slight loss spines of Volumes 1 and 2 rubbed but very nice and very tight. Large margins dark impressions. Armorial bookplates of William Tennant of Aston Hall. . Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition Thus. 1757. 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
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
1757OB719<p>Londra i.e. Paris: Prault 1757-1761. Hard Cover. Five volumes: 116 plates incl. frontispiece and engraved title-pages; 97 tailpieces; 21 cm. Although the title-pages are all dated 1757 some of the tailpieces in vols. 2-5 are dated between 1758-61. Title-pages plates head- and tailpieces engraved after designs mostly by Gravelot i.e. Hubert Francis Bourguignon but also by Boucher Cochin & Eisen. The plates are in final state after letters and without the "paraphe" on verso--cf. Cohen Guide de l'amateur 5. éd. 1886 col. 69-70. Pareni Luoghi di Stampa Falsi p. 117; Ray "French" 15. Bound in contemporary full speckled olive leather rebacked. Stock#OB719.</p> [Prault], hardcover
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
1757ST20210Londres i.e. Paris: Prault 1757-61. 205 x 132 mm. 8 x 5 1/4". Five volumes. Translated by Antoine Jean Le Maçon. <br/> LOVELY INDIGO CRUSHED MOROCCO GILT BY DAVID stamp-signed on front turn-in covers with French fillet border raised bands spine compartments with intricate central fleuron and scrolling cornerpieces gilt lettering turn-ins with multiple decorative rolls marbled endpapers all edges gilt. Housed in a maroon buckram chemise in a matching morocco-backed slipcase. Engraved illustrated title page in each volume 110 engraved chapter headings and 205 ENGRAVED ILLUSTRATIONS BY GRAVELOT AND OTHERS 110 of these plates and 95 tailpiece vignettes. A Large Paper Copy. Cohen-de Ricci 160-61; Ray 15; Furstenberg 26. A couple of boards with trivial chafing isolated faint foxing occasional minor marginal smudges touching text on a couple of pages but A VERY FINE SET clean and fresh internally with spacious margins and in sparkling bindings with virtually no signs of wear.<br/> <br/> This is an elegantly bound and unusually well-preserved copy of one of the most famous and charming illustrated books of the 18th century a work frequently regarded as the supreme example of refined libertine illustration of the period. Owen Holloway calls it one of the four masterpieces of book illustration at the end of the Rococo period. Ray too is expansive in his praise calling the work simply "one of the masterpieces of the illustrated book." The publisher first released this work in Italian in 1757 with the present edition following later the same year. Although he had as collaborators on this work some of the outstanding French artists of the 18th century Gravelot born Hubert-François-Bourguignon 1699-1773 was chiefly responsible for its production designing 89 of its 111 plates and all 97 of its immensely delightful tailpieces. In this the most ambitious undertaking of his career Gravelot gave Boccaccio's narrative the settings and costumes of 18th century France and this transposition Ray tells us "made it possible for him to exercise his special talent for depicting the social world around him. For the most part his figures are young the women graceful and pretty the men lithe and handsome." But "all levels of life are presented from the peasant in his hovel to the king in his palace. Every variety of interior is there from boudoirs and bedrooms to dining rooms and salons. Animated street scenes alternate with glimpses of gardens and farms forests and river banks. The human condition has rarely been so attractively displayed." Our copy is particularly pleasing: it is in fine condition with wide generous margins and was bound in rich indigo morocco by David. Parisian binder Bernard David 1824-95 worked under Pfister Dompierre Lortic and Gruel before striking out on his own to establish a very high reputation in the trade. His bindery was taken over by his son Salvador in 1890. Prault] unknown
