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Giovanni BoccaccioBiblio.com

The Decameron Vol 1-4

[Giovanni Boccaccio]; [Charles Balguy, trans]Biblio.com

The Decameron or Ten Days Entertainment of Boccaccio

1804996Y27London: Vernor and Hood Poultry; and Longman and Rees 1804. Leather. Good Only. 9.5" by 6". Not Stated . The second Charles Balguy translated edition of Giovanni Boccaccio's 'Decameron' with engravings for each novella inserted from a French edition of the work. The second Charles Balguy translated edition of these short stories from Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio. Complete in two volumes. To which are prefixed Remarks on the Life and Writings of Boccaccio and An Advertisement by the author of Old Nick a Piece of Family Biography &c. Balguy's translation first published in 1741 was reissued several times with small or large modifications sometimes without acknowledgement of the original translator. The present set does seem to be a much expanded second edition with a great deal of additional material.Rebacked with contemporary calf boards and spine laid down. Renewed endpapers. Bound without half titles. Bound without advertisement to rear of Vol. I. Volume I illustrated with additional tipped-in frontispiece title page vignette and engraved portrait of Boccaccio. Volume II illustrated with title vignette. Collated complete. As well as the title page vignettes and portrait plate that came as issued both volumes have inserts preceding each story tipped-in with the engravings issued for a French edition of the work. Based on available comparisons the illustrations have been cut from an edition published by Jacques Gaillard. Rebacked with contemporary calf boards and spine laid down. Externally sunning to Vol I front board. Chipping to the original boards. Internally pages 3-14 of Vol II detached but present. Pages are generally bright and clean with occasional spots. Tide mark affecting the first few leaves of Vol I. Good Only Vernor and Hood, Poultry; and Longman and Rees hardcover

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