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Fiammetta del Boccaccio /together with / Ameto del Boccacio
by BOCCACCIO, Giovanni, (1313-1375)
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine
- Seller
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Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Florence. Philippo di Giunta. 1517& 1521. Hardcover. Fine. 12mo. 15cm, 1st issue of the 5th edition, foliated pagination(110/94pp.), head & tail decoration in volume two, in lather full brown calf, real raised bands, faded gilt spine decorations in the panels,hinges expertly restored, without title page as issued with imprints on the final leaf, a fine copy. (cgc) Adams B-2125. Gamba 100. Each volume is complete including the two original uncorrected leaves in "Ameto". The first issue has Boccacio for Boccaccio on title of volume two and the variant reading on f.2, line 21. The gilt decorations date the bindings to 18th or 19th centuries.
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- Bookseller
- Patrick McGahern Books, Inc. (ABAC)
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 34084
- Title
- Fiammetta del Boccaccio /together with / Ameto del Boccacio
- Author
- BOCCACCIO, Giovanni, (1313-1375)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Florence. Philippo di Giunta. 1517& 1521
- Weight
- 0.00
- Keywords
- ITALIAN LITERATURE SIXTEENTH CENTURYFLORENCE BOCCACCIO GIUNTA FIRST ISSUE
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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
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