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The Decameron by Boccaccio, Giovanni
- Bookseller: Webster's Fine Books & Maps, ABAC,ILAB
 (CA)
- Seller Inventory #: 109
- Edition: Limited to 1000 numbered copies with proof impressions of the p
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Privately Printed,
- Place: London:
- Date published: 1920
- Pages: 2 vols
Description
London:: Privately Printed,, 1920. Limited to 1000 numbered copies with proof impressions of the plates on Japanese vellum. 8vo,. green and white cloth. Spines sunned and somewhat soiled, offsetting to titlepages.
sunned : The affected portion of the book has been discolored from exposure to the sun.
plates : Full page illustrations or photographs. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e., they are not sewn as parts of gatherings.
8vo : Short for Octavo, A book whose page size is approximately 8-10 inches tall. The size is based on a sheet of paper 25 inches by 38 inches, the size of paper traditionally used by book printers, which has been folded and cut into 16 pages..
Unfortunately often misunderstood to mean 8 volumes.
soiled : Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
vellum : A fine quality of parchment made from hide produced for binding or sometimes a writing surface. Sometimes used to describe paper which has been made to resemble true vellum.
Cloth : Generally refers to a hardcover with cloth covering the outside of the book covers.
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