Boccace

1920 · R172 — London: Privately Printed 1920. Limited edition privately printed . Hardcover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Louis Challen. Vol1-xiii 332pp; Vol 2 - xiii 404pp. 15 Photogravures from original drawings by Louis Chalon. Title-pages dated 1920. Gilt lettered and decorated cover and spine. End-papers darkened otherwise a nice set tight and clean. A little light foxing to a few pages. Top edge gilt. Cream cloth a trifle dusty otherwise fine binding with no wear. Later reprints had colour prints but this the first edition had 15 photogravure plates each with a tissue guard. Limited to 1000 sets of which this in No 245 hand-written printed on special quality laid paper with proof impressions of the plates upon Japanese vellum <br/> <br/> Privately Printed hardcover