THE DECAMERON - 2 VOL. SET IN SLIPCASE, SIGNED
by Giovanni Boccaccio, translated by Richard Aldington, illustrated by Rockwell Kent
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- Hardcover
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- Very good +
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In the summer of 1348, as the Black Death ravages their city, ten young Florentines take refuge in the countryside. They amuse themselves by each telling a story a day for the ten days they are destined to remain there - a hundred stories of love, adventure and surprising twists of fate. Less preoccupied with abstract concepts of morality or religion than earthly values, the tales range from the bawdy Peronella hiding her lover in a tub to Ser Cepperallo, who, despite his unholy effrontery, becomes a Saint. The result is a towering monument of European literature and a masterpiece of imaginative narrative.
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- Andre Strong Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 45753
- Title
- THE DECAMERON - 2 VOL. SET IN SLIPCASE, SIGNED
- Author
- Giovanni Boccaccio, translated by Richard Aldington, illustrated by Rockwell Kent
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- limited edition
- Publisher
- Garden City Publishing
- Place of Publication
- Garden City
- Date Published
- 1949
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