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182048261London: R. Priestley and W. Clarke. Very Good. 1820. Hardcover. Later half vellum gilt leather label with marbled boards marbled endpages TEG. Mild exterior wear. Bookplate. Frontis portrait. Scattered foxing. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 579 pages . R. Priestley and W. Clarke hardcover
18931901200813London: Lawrence and Bullen 1893. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good. Chalon Louis. First thus 2 volumes. Publisher's original green watered silk bindings pp. xxiii 325 & pp. xii 383 illustrated with tissue-guarded plates by Louis Chalon. Numbered 717 of 1000 copies. Extremeties bumped and worn edges darkened with some staining to the fore-edge of Vol II but in very presentable condition overall firm and square bindings and covers clean - a nice set. As a bonus at each top inside corner of the rear pastedowns is a small contemporary-looking tipped-on label from JW Robinson the Los Angeles department store which reads "From the books of JW Robinson 2 Vols $30". Sounds like quite a lot of money for the time! <br/> <br/> Lawrence and Bullen hardcover
1820232703Printed by J.F. Dove for R. Priestly and W. Clarke London 1820. Very Good. 1820. Hardcover. hardback 8vo 579pp portrait frontis light foxing on frontis and title page otherwise clean and tight owner's bookplate marbled endpapers gilt-ruled half-leather binding gilt-decorated spine Very Good condition . Printed by J.F. Dove for R. Priestly and W. Clarke, London, 1820, hardcover
18252348936Londra London: Guglielmo Pickering 1825. Full-Leather. 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. 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
188621209391886. London Printed for the Villon Society by Private Subscription and for Private Circulation Only 1886. Three volumes small 4to. Original art vellum lettered and ornamented in gilt top edges gilt the others uncut; pp. xii 334; xii 350; xii 354 2; bindings a little darkened one spine with tiny hole apart from very minor spots here and there a very good set.First edition of this translation number 27 of an undisclosed limited edition beautifully printed on fine laid paper. Translated by the founder of the exclusice publishing house The Bodley Head who most likely are bhind this publication. John Lane had translated the poete maudit Francois Villon as well. hardcover
1893458486London : Lawrence and Bullen 1893. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good copies both in the original gilt-blocked green cloth boards now slightly rubbed at the edges joints and endbands. Endpapers lightly foxed. Internally bright and clean; remains a well-preserved set overall. This edition limited to 1000 sets of which this is No. 834. Physical description: complete in 2 volumes : illustrations ; 29 cm. Subjects: Boccaccio Giovanni 1313-1375. Allegories - Fiction. Storytelling - Fiction. Plague - Europe - History - Fiction. Italian fiction - To 1400 - Translations into English. London : Lawrence and Bullen hardcover
1893458481London : Lawrence and Bullen 1893. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good copies both in the original gilt-blocked green cloth boards now slightly rubbed at the edges joints and endbands. Endpapers lightly foxed. Internally near-fine: unread with unopened pages. Remains a well-preserved set overall. This edition limited to 1000 sets of which this is No. 894. Physical description: complete in 2 volumes : illustrations ; 29 cm. Subjects: Boccaccio Giovanni 1313-1375. Allegories - Fiction. Storytelling - Fiction. Plague - Europe - History - Fiction. Italian fiction - To 1400 - Translations into English. London : Lawrence and Bullen hardcover
1820475700London : Printed by J.F. Dove for R. Priestly and W. Clarke 1820. 1st edition. Hardcover. Library copy. Poor copy bound in contemporary leather over marble boards. Marbled end-papers top edge. Worn binding somewhat. Text well-preserved. Physical description: 579 pages : portrait ; 22 cm. Subjects: Boccaccio Giovanni 1313-1375. Decamerone. Italian literature 14th century. London : Printed by J.F. Dove for R. Priestly and W. Clarke 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
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
