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19801507124Easton Press 1980. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Fine/No Jacket. Full-bound leather with gilt lettering decorations and edges. Moire endpapers. Collectors Edition. Previous owners bookplate on reverse side of front free end paper. Near fine to fine. Easton Press hardcover books
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 books
193033584New York: Limited Editions Club 1930. Limited. hardcover. very good. Cleland T.M. Decorated title pages. 2 volumes. 4to red cloth. New York: The Limited Editions Club 1930. A very good copy lacking the slipcase.<br/><br/> One of 1500 numbered copies designed and decorated by T. M. Cleland and signed by him.<br/><br/> Limited Editions Club unknown books
1827009683Firenze: Il Magheri 1827. Marbled boards/Leather Spines. Very Good. 1827-8. 5 volumes in 3 books. Leather spines with pressed gilt titles marbleized paper-backed boards. Text in Italian. Wear to corners rubbing to cover edges and spine ends and edges remarkably clean text with only very occasional scattered foxing. Some light chipping to spine of Vol. I-II first book which has a bookplate at front pastedown. Original pink place-keeping ribbons present. The Decameron is a collection of medieval allegorical short stories written in the mid-14th century and is considered central to the Western canon influencing writers ranging from Geoffrey Chaucer to George Eliot. Il Magheri unknown books
1900307467Philadelphia: Printed only for Subscribers by George Barrie 1900. The Bibliophilist's Library. No. 406 of 1000 copies on handmade Holland paper this copy printed for J.W. Church. With etchings by Leopold Flameng in two states. xviii 2 310 2; 2 xii 309 2 pp. 2 vols. 8vo. Contemporary three-quarter crimson morocco spines gilt. Light rubbing to joints fine. The Bibliophilist's Library. No. 406 of 1000 copies on handmade Holland paper this copy printed for J.W. Church. With etchings by Leopold Flameng in two states. xviii 2 310 2; 2 xii 309 2 pp. 2 vols. 8vo. Printed only for Subscribers by George Barrie unknown books
1930035153New York: Limited Editions Club 1930. 2 vols. xiii 382 4p. original cloth with the leather spine labels quarto format. With the original stiff board slipcase which lacks the rear panel flap. "This is copy number 1386 of an edition of fifteen hundred copies.designed and decorated by T. M. Cleland and printed at the Press of A. Colish New York for the members of the Limited Editions Club in the month of April MCMXXX." SIGNED by Cleland in the colophon. Limited Editions Club unknown books
18939020609London: Lawrence and Bullen 1893. Hardcover. Near fine . One of 1000 numbered copies bound in green cloth spines and covers stamped in gilt. Some rubbing to edges and extremities. Sunning to spines. Translated by John Payne illustrations throughout by Louis Chalon. <br/><br/> Lawrence and Bullen hardcover books
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 books
18552272713Calvin Blanchard 1855. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. No date circa 1855. Rear hinge loosening boards soiled spine toned with loss of gilt front free endpaper removed. We have more books available by this author!. 500 4 pp. Lavender blind-stamped cloth gilt titles. Illustrated with 18 steel engravings. Boccaccio's 14th century collection of 100 stories controversial at the time for its inclusion of erotic themes and important today for the details it provides about life in Italy at the time. Calvin Blanchard hardcover books
19301022371930. BOCCACCIO Giovanni. The Decameron. Two volumes. xiii 199; 200-382 4 pp. 4to. bound in recent half maroon morocco matching red silk over boards black morocco spine labels gilt. New York: The Limited Editions Club 1930. One of the earliest publications of the Limited Editions Club and one of the most elegant. The books were designed by T.M. Cleland and printed by A. Colish. The chapter headings are beautifully printed in different colours. One of an edition of 1500 copies signed by Cleland. hardcover books
1980243659Norwalk: Easton 1980. hardcover. fine. Kredel Fritz. Illustrated by Fritz Kredel. 536pp. Short thick 4to gilt-stamped maroon leather a.e.g. Norwalk: Easton Press 1980. Light edgewear still a near fine copy.<br/><br/> Easton unknown books
18252281490Guglielmo Pickering 1825. Full-Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. Edges rubbed spine labels mostly absent minor splits to spine heads and feet along joints first gathering of volume 1 free endpaper flyleaf and half-title page loose but included. An attractive set that could be beautiful with some minor restorations. 1825 Full-Leather. We have more books available by this author!. Complete in three volumes. cxxxv 1 228 2; 229-586 2; 587-967 3 pp. 8vo. Full sheep morocco spine labels gilt titles and decorations all edges marbled marbled endpapers. Italian text. Boccaccio's 14th century collection of 100 stories controversial at the time for its inclusion of erotic themes and important today for the details it provides about life in Italy at the time. Guglielmo Pickering hardcover books
1976235887Amsterdam: Walter Johnson 1976. hardcover. very good. Small folio red cloth. Amsterdam: Walter Johnson/ Theatrum Orbis Terrarum 1976. Facsimile edition. Very good .<br/><br/> Number 777 of The English Experience.<br/><br/> Walter Johnson unknown books
19312309016New York: Three Sirens Press 1931. First Thus. First Thus. Very Good/No Jacket. King Alexander. First thus. No slipcase. No jacket. Spine rubbed minor general wear. 1931 Hard Cover. We have more books available by this author!. 133 pp. Top page ridge gilt. Illustrations by Alexander King. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: "Giovanni Boccaccio 16 June 1313 Three Sirens Press unknown books
1960301620New York Columbia University Press 1960. 1960. First edition thus so stated. 8vo. Translated by Daniel J. Donno. Illustrations by Angela Conner. Dust jacket price clipped. Very good. 149 pages. No signatures or bookplates. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. New York, Columbia University Press, 1960. hardcover books
1960003534New York: Columbia University Press 1960. A translation by Daniel J. Donno; illustrations by Angela Conner. xvii 149p. b/w illus. original green cloth. Columbia University Press unknown books
19528592Verona. Editiones Officinae Bodoni. 1952. Bound in half gilt ruled Vellum and paper covered boards. Gilt titles to spine. t.e.g. 4to. 7.5" x 11.5 This Edition has been pinted in Griffo type on the hand-press in 225 numbered copies on hand-made Fabrino paper of which this is number 93. Illustrated with Woodcuts by Bartolommeo Di Giovanni for a lost Quattrocentro Edition which were used to illustrate various later texts and now been reesembled and recut by Fritz Kredel. Very mild usual foxing to fore-edge. Very slight foxing to front and rear pastedowns. A Very Fine crisp copy. Editiones Officinae Bodoni. hardcover books
195471083Lexington Kentucky: Gravesend Press 1954. quarter paper-covered boards with decorated paper-covered covers. Gravesend Press. 12mo. quarter paper-covered boards with decorated paper-covered covers. vi 48 2 pages. First edition of 200 hand-numbered copies. With woodcut illustrations by Fritz Kredel. This copy also includes an extra illustration loosely inserted into the text. This woodcut was the first block cut produced for the tale. The artist later became dissatisfied with the image and replaced it with the woodcut that now appears on page four. A "story of roguery" from the fourteenth century. Loosely inserted is a handwritten note from Joe Graves to the printer and proprietor of Katydid Press John Lehman. Fine copy. Gravesend Press unknown books
1954103993Lexington Kentucky: Gravesend Press 1954. quarter paper-covered boards with decorated paper-covered covers. Gravesend Press. 12mo. quarter paper-covered boards with decorated paper-covered covers. vi 48 2 pages. First edition of 200 hand-numbered copies. With woodcut illustrations by Fritz Kredel. A "story of roguery" from the fourteenth century. A wonderful association item as this copy bears the following presentation at the top of the free endpaper "For John DePol with friendly greetings from Joe Graves Oct. 21st 1955" and has John DePol's bookplate on front pastedown. Four page prospectus loosely inserted. Gravesend Press unknown books
34769Other: Other. Very Good. Hardcover. from the Decameron Illustrated by Warren Chappell. Privately printed Huxley House NY 1937. Clothbound #225 of 300 copies. The spine is damaged--a 2-inch piece is missing from the top of the spine and the lower joint is cracked. . Other hardcover books
1702040048Cologne: Jacques Gaillard 1702. Third Edition. Hardcover Full Leather. Good Condition. Romain de Hooge. 2 volumes in contemporary full leather heavily worn at edges hinges split but boards still attached. A few ink marks to titles minor dampstaining and wear to endpapers and last few pages otherwise clean. With the lovely Hooge illustrations throughout. Volume 1 with a frontis and the title in red and black. 366pp plus table 427 plus table. Styled the Second Edition but really the third after 1697 and 1699. Graesse: "tres recherchée a cause des gravures."les éditions posterieures apres 1697 1699 et 1702 ne sont ni rare ni estimées". Brunet 142 Size: duodecimo 12mo. Text is clean and unmarked. Illustrator: Romain de Hooge. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Myths Legends & Folklore; Antiquarian & Rare. Inventory No: 040048. <br/><br/> Jacques Gaillard hardcover books
000317Paris: Gibert Jeune Librarie D'Amateurs. Half Leather. Very Good. Brunelleschi Umberto. 4to. No. 1752 of 2500 Limited edition. 2 volumes 16 full page color plates by Umberto Brunelleschi many of which are erotic all of which are beautifully rendered 70 black and white drawings/vignettes. Half leather over marbled boards with original wraps bound in. Green leather sunned into brown on spine. One leather label on spine loose --easy repair. Binding tight. Pages clean. VG Plus <br/><br/> Gibert Jeune, Librarie D'Amateurs hardcover books
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. <br /><br /> Printed by J. F. Dove, for R. Priestley and W. Clarke books
198550394Marlborough: Libanus Press 1985. quarter leather paper-covered boards. Libanus Press. tall 4to. quarter leather paper-covered boards. 24 pages. Printed in an edition limited to 300 copies of which this copy is one of 50 bound in quarter leather. A Dryden translation or paraphrase of Boccaccio probably from Dryden's Fables 1700. Five woodcuts by Carol Walklin accompany the text four printed in black and one in green and red. One of these is also printed in green as a title page decoration. Green leather with patterned paper on boards. Libanus Press unknown books