The Facetiae of Poggio and Other Medieval Story-Tellers by Edward Storer - N.D.

E-33: George Routledge & Sons. Good. N.D.. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. George Routledge & Sons Ltd. Undated. 172 pgs. DJ present but lacking the spine and with chips and missing pieces present to the extremities of the DJ. Bound in decorated paper covered cloth boards. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. "The Facetiae is an anthology of jokes by Poggio Bracciolini (1380-1459) , first published in 1470. The collection, "the most famous jokebook of the Renaissance", is notable for its inclusion of scatological jokes and tales, six of the tales involving farting and six involving defecation". "The Facetiae is an anthology of jokes by Poggio Bracciolini (1380-1459) , first published in 1470. The collection, "the most famous jokebook of the Renaissance", is notable for its inclusion of scatological jokes and tales, six of the tales involving farting and six involving defecation". E-33; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 172 pages .