The Decameron (Two Volumes)
de Boccaccio, Giovanni
- Usado
- near fine
- Tapa dura
- Firmado
- First
- Estado
- Near Fine/No Jacket
- Librería
-
Chico, California, United States
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Sobre este artículo
New York: Boni & Liveright, 1925. Here is a beautiful set of Boccaccio's erotic masterpiece, number 62 in an edition LIMITED to 1000 copies that have been SIGNED by the publisher. Large, heavy octavos, "For Subscribers Only". Dark green cloth bindings, ruled, with a gilt medalion of the author on the front cover; gilt lettering on the spine. The Translation is by John Payne; Introduction by Francis Hueffer. Absolutely clean text on heavy stock. Volume One (xxix, 374 pages) goes to the end of the Fifth Day; Volume Two (355 pages) includes three Appendices, by Richard Garret, Sir Walter Raleigh, and W.P. Ker. The spines are lightly faded, and the front hinge of Volume One is cracking; else Fine copies of this quite attractive edition.. Signed by Publisher. First Thus. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. Illus. by Clara Tice. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Sinopsis
In the summer of 1348, as the Black Death ravages their city, ten young Florentines take refuge in the countryside. They amuse themselves by each telling a story a day for the ten days they are destined to remain there - a hundred stories of love, adventure and surprising twists of fate. Less preoccupied with abstract concepts of morality or religion than earthly values, the tales range from the bawdy Peronella hiding her lover in a tub to Ser Cepperallo, who, despite his unholy effrontery, becomes a Saint. The result is a towering monument of European literature and a masterpiece of imaginative narrative.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Quercus Rare Books
(US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 004003
- Título
- The Decameron (Two Volumes)
- Autor
- Boccaccio, Giovanni
- Ilustrador
- Clara Tice
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Near Fine
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- No Jacket
- Edición
- First Thus
- Editorial
- Boni & Liveright
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 1925
- Tamaño
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Erotica;
- Atención
- Puede que se trate de un conjunto de varios volúmenes y requiera de gastos de envío adicionales.
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Sobre el vendedor
Quercus Rare Books
Miembro de Biblio desde 2006
Chico, California
Sobre Quercus Rare Books
Quercus Books seeks out and provides to the discriminating Reader or Collector noteworthy books in the First Edition. Our particular focus is on Modern Literature (roughly from the Second World War to the present) and Irish Authors. We also retain a small stock of non-fiction titles, mostly in the fields of American Western History, American Indians, and the American Civil War. Member of IOBA - the Independent Online Booksellers Association.
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- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Jacket
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