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Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1977. Book. Illus. by Grifalconi, Ann. Fine. Full-Leather. Limited Edition. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. The Collected Stories of the World's Greatest Writers. A Limited Edition. Full deep blue leather with gilt titles and decorations; all edges gilt; raised bands; silk moire endpapers; ribbon page marker. 15 stories. This is the higher quality full leather binding published by The Franklin Library. BB.
Stories from the Decameron by Boccaccio, Giovanni; McWilliam, G.H. (translator) - 1977
by Boccaccio, Giovanni; McWilliam, G.H. (translator)
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Stories from the Decameron
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Franklin Center, Pennsylvania: The Franklin Library, 1977. Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Fine. Grifalconi, Ann. 8vo. Limited edition exclusively for the subscribers to The Collected Stories of the World's Greatest Writers. 644 p.p. Grey moire endpapers, offsetting to front endpapers. Full blue morocco with gilt tooling on spine and boards. A.E.G., a few scratches to fore edge. Ribbon marker. B&W frontis. portrait of Boccaccio by Jim Campbell, and b&w illustrations throughout. Containing tales told by a group of young men and women sheltering in a secluded villa just outside Florence to escape the Black Death, which was afflicting the city. Boccaccio probably conceived of The Decameron after the epidemic of 1348, and completed it by 1353. The various tales of love in The Decameron range from the erotic to the tragic. In addition to its literary value and widespread influence, it provides a document of life at the time. Considered a masterpiece of classical early Italian prose.
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- Publisher The Franklin Library
- Place of Publication Franklin Center, Pennsylvania
- Date Published 1977
- Keywords Giovanni Boccaccio, Stories from the Decameron, Florence, Black Death
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Stories from the Decameron
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Franklin Center, PA: The Franklin Library, 1977. Book. Illus. by Grifalconi, Ann. As New. Full-Leather. Limited. 644 pages. "This limited edition is published by The Franklin Library exclusively for subscribers to The Collected Stories of the World's Greatest Writers" Dark blue leather with gilt decoration on covers and spine. 4 raised bands on spine. All edges gilt with light grey silk moire endpapers and matching sewn-in satin ribbon bookmark. Appears unread. Beautiful condition. Gift quality..
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