Description: Click here to see our other books! The Decameron Giovanni Boccaccio; John Payne [translator] 1893 Lawrence & Bullen Ltd. : London 11" by 8" xxiii, 325; xii, 383pp. SUMMARY A limited edition of this collection of short stories from Boccaccio, translated and illustrated. Illustrated,Limited Edition,Original Binding,Publishers' Original Binding Overall Condition: Very Good This book weighs 2 KG when packed UK Postage: £ 3.99 US Postage: £ 29.99 EU Postage: £ 21.99 European Postage: £ 23.99 Asia Postage: £ 37.99 Worldwide Postage: £ 38.99 DESCRIPTION Complete in two volumes. Limited to one thousand copies of which this is number eight-hundred and eight. Volume one is illustrated with nine plates with tissue guards. Volume two is illustrated with six plates with tissue guards. Collated complete. A collection of one-hundred short stories, originally written in the fourteenth century, told by a group of seven young women and three young men as they shelter in a villa outside of Florence to escape the Black Death. The tales range from the erotic to the tragic, from tales of wit to moral life lessons. This work is considered an important record of Italian life at this time. Written by Giovanni Boccaccio, an Italian writer, poet, and Renaissance humanist who was a known correspondent of Petrarch. Translated by John Payne, an English poet and translator. Illustrated by Louis Chalon, a French artist who exhibited classically inspired paintings. CONDITION In the original green cloth binding. Externally, smart with rubbing and light bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine and the odd small mark to the board. Front joint starting but firm to volume one. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd spot. Light spotting to the endpapers of volume one. A 2" closed tear to page nine of volume one. Overall Condition: Very Good GLOSSARY OF TERMS Overall Condition (Dustwrapper condition rating is shown after that for the book itself, where a dustwrapper is present) Fine - Very well preserved copy showing very little wear Very Good Indeed - Only one or two minor faults, really a very attractive copy Very Good - Quite a wide term meaning no major faults but probably several smaller ones often expected given the age of the book, but still a respectable copy Good - Meaning not very good. Some more serious faults as will be described in the condition report under 'condition' Good Only - Meaning one or more faults that could really do with repair Fair - As with good only above but with other faults leaving a compromised copy even after repair Poor - Really bad and possibly seriously incomplete. We only sell books in this condition where their rarity or value makes them attractive none the less. Major defects will be described. GUARANTEE We offer a full money back guarantee on our descriptions. Please ask for details and conditions. We prefer PAYPAL. If you pay via PAYPAL we will post the item off the same or the next working day with the postage you have selected. Please note we cannot accept USD cheques
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Author: Giovanni Boccaccio; John Payne [translator]
Publisher: Lawrence & Bullen Ltd.
Binding: Cloth
Special Attributes: No
Language: English
Fiction Subject: Short Stories & Anthologies
Illustrator: Louis Chalon
Original/Facsimile: Original
Original/Reproduction: Original
Signed: No
Year Printed: 1893
Place of Publication: London
Weight: 2.000000
Country/Region of Manufacture: London
