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1804272422London: J. Wright 1804. hardcover. very good. Translated from the Italian. Illustrated with black and white frontispiece and title vignettes. 2 volumes. 8vos full tan calf ornately gilt stamped spines with red and green leather labels gilt stamped dentelles marbled endpapers Head of spine of vol 2 rubbed crazing to front cover of vol 2 and slightly affecting back cover of volume 1. Two red pen lines on verso of the half title page. Some very light foxing confined to a handful of pages. Still a very handsome looking set. London: J. Wright 1804. A very good set.<br/> <br/> J. Wright unknown
19001250719.17<p>The Grolier Club New York 1900. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo hardcover. No dj. Vg condition. Light rubbing to spine and board edges; lacks slipcase. Previous owner's name on table of contents page. Contents clean no marking or writing. Binding square and tight. 186 pp.</p> The Grolier Club, New York hardcover
189600009716London: Gibbings & Co. Limited 1896. Later edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 4 vol. Small 8vo. 4 iii-xxxii 249 3; 4 iii-ix 1 341 3; 4 iii-x 2 355 1; 4 iii-ix 1 346 2 pp. Black cloth with gold lettering on each spine; top edges gilt. Each volume illustrated with a frontispiece an illustrated title page and numerous plates. Number 40 of 100 copies printed on Dutch handmade paper. A charming set of Boccaccio's classic literary work of intertwined love stories. A group of young adults gather to pass the time while sheltering from the Black Plague and exchange romantic and tragic tales of romance while together providing critical insights into the human condition in Medieval Europe. Boccaccio's work is celebrated as a staple of Italian literature and for its historical importance as it provides a window into daily life during the Middle Ages. A Very Good set with the boards' corners gently exposed and a bookplate on the pastedowns of each volume. Gibbings & Co. Limited hardcover
1820004515London: Printed by J. F. Dove for R. Priestley and W. Clarke 1820. Full Morocco. Very Good Plus. Extra-illustrated copy with 10 engravings of Stothard in addition to the engraved frontis portrait of Boccaccio. 8vo. 579 pp. Contemporary straight-grained dark brown/burgundy morocco binding with gilt border decoration blindstamped bands etc. Marbled endpapers. Light rubbing along joints. Binding remains very handsome. Clean and tight within. Printed by J. F. Dove, for R. Priestley and W. Clarke unknown
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
182136190London: W. Mason for James Griffin. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1821-1822. Hardcover. Color Illustrations; 12mo contemp brown morocco & marbled bds gilt A. E. G. ; rebacked. With hand-colored additional vignette title 10 hand-colored plates. Scattered light foxing. Bound from orig 20 weekly parts "with a highly colored copper-plate engraving to every alternate number." OCLC 863313174. . W. Mason for James Griffin hardcover
1900130917-D01Pennsylvania: George Barrie 1900. Very good two volume set printed on Japanese Vellum limited edition 41/ 1000 printed for the Subscribers of the Bibliophilist's Library translated by John Payne with etchings by Leopold Flemeng . Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Dust Cover. Illus. by Flemeng Leopold . Two Book Set. George Barrie hardcover
1820000010418London: J.F. Dove 1820. Later edition. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. 5 6-579 3 pp. Later half maroon morocco over marbled boards ruled in gold with the spine in six compartments gold lettering and decorations on the spine; all edges marbled. Marbled endpapers and pastedowns. lllustrated with a frontispiece portrait of Boccaccio. To which are prefixed remarks on the Life and Writings of Boccaccio; and an advertisement. An attractive edition of the Decameron a series of comedic stories a group of people tell one another while taking shelter from the Black Plague. Very Good or better with minor rubbing to the tips a contemporary bookplate on the front pastedown and a small annotation on the final leaf. J.F. Dove 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
187369129Paris : Librairie des Bibliophiles - Jouaust 1873. 220x140mm. brochÂŽ. Les pages de titre sont inclus ˆ la fin du 10e volume. Tirage en grand papier1 des 150 exemplaire numÂŽrotÂŽs sur papier de Hollande n¡ 45. TrÂs bel exemplaire. 2847 Librairie des Bibliophiles - Jouaust unknown
1823157232Milano: Giovanni Silvestri 1823. Hardcover. Good in boards. Front hinge cracked. Rubbing along panel edges. Front panel bowed. Foxing throughout text. Giovanni Silvestri hardcover
180112905Paris: Chez Poncelin imprimeur-libraire rue du Hurepoix 1801. First French edition. Hardcover. vg. 11 volumes. xx.276pp. 222pp. 246pp. 382pp. 264pp. 268pp. 202pp. 258pp. 318pp. 248pp. 414pp. Original calf over marbled boards. Raised bands. Top edge gilt. Back board on vol.II completely detached but present. Three inches of backstrip on head of spine on vol.II loose. Head of spine of same volume heavily damaged. Spine's on other volumes slightly sunned. Delightful set of the Decameron the classic work by Giovanni Boccaccio 1313-1375 the great Italian poet. The influence of the Decameron on European literature has been lasting not merely in Italy but in France and England. Chaucer and Shakespeare both borrowed from it. Translated from the Italian into French by Antoine Sabatier de Castres. Illustrated with copper engravings. Overall very good condition. Chez Poncelin, imprimeur-libraire, rue du Hurepoix hardcover
1802SmOB013<p>Londra i.e. Livorno MDCCCII Masi 1802. Hard Cover. Four volumes: xxiii 304; 411; 324; 308 pages; 15 cm. "Vita di Giovanni Boccaccio. scritta da Filippo Villan" vol. 1 pp. ix-xvi. See Parenti Luoghi Falsi p. 127. Bound in a later 19th-century binding with blue cloth spine; very good. Stock#SmOB013.</p> [Masi MDCCCII hardcover
1900214775Philadelphia: George Barrie 1900. Limited. hardcover. near fine. Done into English Prose and Verse by John Payne. 2 volumes illustrations in 2 states by Leopold Flameng tissue guards. 8vo blue cloth paper spine labels. Philadelphia: George Barrie N.d. ca. 1900. Near Fine.<br/> <br/> Number 68 of 100 numbered copies printed on Japan Vellum.<br/> <br/> George Barrie unknown
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
1822947Q7London: William Sharp and Son 1822 . Leather. Very Good. 5.5" by 3.5". Not Stated. A decoratively bound new edition of Boccaccio's Decameron translated from the original Italian complete in four volumes. New edition. Complete in four volumes. Elegantly bound in full straight grain morocco with gilt detailing. An English translation of this important piece of early Italian literature written by Italian poet author and Renaissance humanist Giovanni Boccaccio. Boccaccio's work consists of a frame narrative containing one hundred tales told by a group sheltering in a secluded villa to escape the Black Death. Boccaccio probably conceived of the Decameron after the plague epidemic of 1348 and completed it by 1353.Illustrated with a frontispiece to volume I. Bound in full straight grain morocco with gilt detailing. Externally very good with some rubbing to the joints and extremities. Slight loss loss to the backstrip head of IV and a touch to III. Hinges are a little strained to II and to the front of I. Internally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean with just the odd handling mark. Very Good William Sharp and Son 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
182519870Firenze Leonardo Ciardetti 1825. 8vo. Bound in one cont. hcalf. Rebacked but the orig. richly gilt back preserved. Engraved portrait as frontispiece. 279344272212 pp. Occasionally a little brownspotted. unknown
1812991217.33Stamperia Blanchon Parma. 1812 - 1813. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. 6 volumes bound as 3. Hardcover black qtr leather & corners w/ marbled paper-covered boards marbled endpapers all edges gilt. All vols. prev. owner's bookplate exteriors moderately rubbed w/ leather edges showing through to underlying brown as expected papered edges w/ small nicks at bottom edge; light foxing to flyleaves & very occasionally faintly within; Volume I/II pale 1-inch brown stain to inner margin of 2 pgs. not affecting text. Volume V/VI has 1/4-inch nick to rear board. Overall solid vg condition for their age bindings & hinges quite tight contents clean gilt edges bright. 242 & 335 pp.; 299 & 248 pp.; 244 & 346 pp. Incl's historical introductions and a biography of Boccaccio by Girolamo Tiraboschi. Stamperia Blanchon, Parma. hardcover
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
1879015765Paris: Isidore Liseux 1879. Limited Edition. 12mo. Limited to a thousand copies plus twenty-five copies on china paper six volumes translated by Antoine Le Macon illustrated bound in 3/4 red morocco over marbled paper covered boards raised bands spine lettering and top edge gilt marbled endpapers original red printed front covers bound in. A handsome and fine set with just a sprinkling of foxing to fore-edges. Isidore Liseux unknown
