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Stories From the Decameron.
by Boccaccio, Giovanni; translated by G H McWilliam
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- BINDING/CONDITION: leather bound; raised spine bands; extensive gilt decorations; all edges gilt; ribbon place marker; four tiny
- Seller
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Oroville, California, United States
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About This Item
Franklin Center, Pennsylvania:: Franklin Library, 1977.. Leather bound . BINDING/CONDITION: leather bound; raised spine bands; extensive gilt decorations; all edges gilt; ribbon place marker; four tiny blemishes to the gilt on the top edge, otherwise in Fine condition.. 8vo (9.25 inches tall) . Silk moire endpapers. Description: Illustrated by Ann Grifalconi; frontis portrait of Giovanni Boccaccio by Jim Campbell. This is a Limited Edition, from the Franklin Library series, Collected Stories of the World's Greatest Writers.
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- Bookseller
- The Bookworm
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 066945
- Title
- Stories From the Decameron.
- Author
- Boccaccio, Giovanni; translated by G H McWilliam
- Format/Binding
- Leather bound
- Book Condition
- Used - BINDING/CONDITION: leather bound; raised spine bands; extensive gilt decorations; all edges gilt; ribbon place marker; four tiny
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Franklin Library
- Place of Publication
- Franklin Center, Pennsylvania:
- Date Published
- 1977.
- Pages
- 644 pages.
- Size
- 8vo (9.25 inches tall)
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The Bookworm
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Oroville, California
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- Fine
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