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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
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
1887000340London: Privately Printed 1887. Hardcover. Very Good/Not called for>. 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. 1/250 copies printed for private subscription and for private circulation only.Bound in full green Morocco Art Deco binding with zig zagging gilt and black horizontal lines on front and back boards. The spine has faded to brown. Top edge gilt Internally bright and clean. Text on hand made paper. A handsome little item. <br/> <br/> Privately Printed hardcover
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
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
18861170817.15London: Printed for the Villon society by private subscription and for private circulation only 1886. Limited edition: No. 23. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo hardcover no dj's. 3 volume set bound in full vellum w/ outer gilt decoration & title lettering top edges gilt. Vg condition. Small 1-inch prev. owner's name-ticket inside cover of each volume w/ darkened offset outline image of same on the opposite page. Mild foxing to endpapers only; Interiors quite bright & clean no markings no "thumbing" to pages; some page edges still unseparated therefore unread; binding & hinges solid. Mild exterior browning chiefly to spines gilt spine lettering dulled but fully legible. 334 & 350 & 354 pp. London: Printed for the Villon society by private subscription and for private circulation only hardcover
189301265THE DECAMERON OF GIOVANNI BOCCACCIO Lawrence & Bullen 1893 first edition thus 2 vols. some light wear to the fore edge corner tips of each with some light stains to several of them as well as the upper sections of the spines several leaves of volume 2 with wear and tear to the upper fore edge with some missing a blank section of the leaf and one detached and in need of repair to save some of the text else a bright vg set bound in half red leather with raised spines and gold-gilt lettering and decoration with red cloth panels and marbled end-papers. 1/1000 copies. Illustrated by Louis Chalon. Still a most handsome set despite the flaws in the second volume. Lawrence & Bullen hardcover
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
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
1845215285London: Printed for and May be had of all Booksellers 1845. Illustrated by Teysonnières. 577 pp. 2 vols. 8vo. Bound in three quarter brown morocco gilt spine t.e.g. Almost fine. Illustrated by Teysonnières. 577 pp. 2 vols. 8vo. <br/><br/> Printed for and May be had of all Booksellers unknown
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
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
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
1886003768London: Private Printing For Villon Society 1886. 352pp/illus. vellum boards; first limited edition. Scarce. From subscription ed. Clean. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Edition. Private Printing For Villon Society hardcover
1886003767London: Private Printing For Villon Society 1886. 330pp/illus. vellum boards; first limited edition. Scarce. #172 of subscription ed. Clean. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/No Jacket Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Limited Numbered Copy. Private Printing For Villon Society 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
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
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
1823157232Milano: Giovanni Silvestri 1823. Hardcover. Good in boards. Front hinge cracked. Rubbing along panel edges. Front panel bowed. Foxing throughout text. Giovanni Silvestri hardcover
1817356463Venezia Italy: Coi Tipi di Francesco Andreola 1817. Hardcover. Good. 16mo 6" - 7" tall. Scarce in the trade there being currently no additional copies of this edition available on-line and none listed by Worldcat dot org . Italian language reprint of Boccaccio's observations about the plague years in Italy in and around 1348 especially in Florence. Sturdy attractive tightly bound in hardcover format generally clean lightly toned interior at worst moderate rubbing to extremities being marbled paper over boards blue cloth-backed. Lightly cracked pastedowns front and rear else sturdy and clean. Good-looking exemplar of an exceedingly scarce title. Previous owner's penned inscription at first free endpaper. 240 pp.Member I.O.B.A. C.B.A. and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes and for sets. Coi Tipi di Francesco Andreola hardcover