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1929 · 002453 — Philadelphia PA: J. P. Horn & Company 1929. Book. Illus. by Alexander Popini. Near Fine. Hardcover. Limited Edition. Large 8vo. Volume I. xlii 421 pp tissue-protected frontis publishers' note editor's preface explanation of the initials appended to the notes Boaistuau's dedicatory preface reprinted as it appeared in the First French Version of the Heptameron Boaistuau's not to the reader gruget's dedicatory preface reprinted as it apperared in the Second French Version of the Heptameron prologue First through Third Day: The Tales of the Heptameron appendices. Volume II. xxi 464 pp tissue-protected frontis The Fourth through the Eighth Day: The Tales of the Heptameron. Limited to 1550 Sets: 1929. "Marguerite de Navarre French: Marguerite d'Angouleme Marguerite d'Alençon; 1492-1549 also known as Marguerite of Angouleme and Margaret of Navarre was the princess of France Queen of Navarre and Duchess of Alencon and Berry. She was married to Henry II of Navarre. Her brother became King of France as Francis I and the two siblings were responsible for the celebrated intellectual and cultural court and salons of their day in France. The Heptaméron is a collection of 72 short stories written and published posthumously in 1558. It has the form of a frame narrative and was inspired by The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio. It was originally intended to contain one hundred stories covering ten days just as The Decameron does but at Marguerite's death it was only completed as far as the second story of the eighth day. Many of the stories deal with love lust infidelity and other romantic and sexual matters." Lightly age-toned bottom and fore- text block edge else Pristine no wear. Clean tight and strong binding with no underlining highlighting or marginalia. Maroon cloth with blue floral borders and blind-stamped family seal on front board and blue floal pattern with gilt lettering to spine gilt top text block edge and decorative endpapers. J. P. Horn & Company Hardcover