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The Decameron Of Giovanni Boccacci

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The Decameron of Giovanni Boccacci (Il Boccacco) now first completely done into English prose and verse by John Payne

by Boccaccio, Giovanni

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Used - Contemporary three-quarter crimson morocco, spines gilt. Light rubbing to joints, fine

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The Bibliophilist's Library. No. 406 of 1000 copies on handmade

Published

1900

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With etchings by Leopold Flameng in two states. xviii, [2], 310, [2]; [2], xii, 309, [2] pp. 2 vols. 8vo

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Philadelphia: Printed only for Subscribers by George Barrie, 1900. The Bibliophilist's Library. No. 406 of 1000 copies on handmade Holland paper, this copy printed for J.W. Church. With etchings by Leopold Flameng in two states. xviii, [2], 310, [2]; [2], xii, 309, [2] pp. 2 vols. 8vo. Contemporary three-quarter crimson morocco, spines gilt. Light rubbing to joints, fine. … Read more about this item

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The Decameron of Giovanni Boccacci (Il Boccaccio). Now First Completely Done into English Prose and Verse by John Payne, with Twenty Full Page Illustrations.

by BOCCACCIO, Giovanni; PAYNE, John

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Used - Near Fine

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Limited

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1901

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Leather; tight and secure

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1901 Ltd Ed The DECAMERON Giovanni BOCCACCIO Human Comedy Black Death English 2v "The Decameron" by Giovanni Boccaccio is a classic of Italian literature composed of 100 stories narrated by ten people—seven women and three men—who seek refuge in a villa outside Florence to escape the Black Death. The tales, which vary from erotic to tragic, witty to instructive, offer a… Read more about this item