The Decameron of Giovanni Bocacci (Il Bocaccio) now first completely done into English Prose and Verse by John Payne.
by BOCCACIO, Giovanni. PAYNE, John (trans.)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Old ownership stamp on each pastedown; some foxing to a few leaves at betinning and end; vellum foxed, particularly at the spine
- Seller
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Rochester, New York, United States
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About This Item
London:: Printed for the Villon Society,, 1886.. publisher's gilt vellum.. Old ownership stamp on each pastedown; some foxing to a few leaves at betinning and end; vellum foxed, particularly at the spines; tight and sound.. 12mo,.
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- Bookseller
- Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 56300
- Title
- The Decameron of Giovanni Bocacci (Il Bocaccio) now first completely done into English Prose and Verse by John Payne.
- Author
- BOCCACIO, Giovanni. PAYNE, John (trans.)
- Format/Binding
- Publisher's gilt vellum.
- Book Condition
- Used - Old ownership stamp on each pastedown; some foxing to a few leaves at betinning and end; vellum foxed, particularly at the spine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Printed for the Villon Society,
- Place of Publication
- London:
- Date Published
- 1886.
- Pages
- 3 vols.
- Size
- 12mo,
Terms of Sale
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
All books are returnable within ten days if returned in the same condition as sent. New York residents please add 8% sales tax. All items guaranteed. Members ABAA, ILAB.
About the Seller
Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
Biblio member since 2005
Rochester, New York
About Jeffrey H. Marks Rare Books
Specializing in modern first editions since 1978. Fine and rare books in all fields.
Glossary
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- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Leaves
- Very generally, "leaves" refers to the pages of a book, as in the common phrase, "loose-leaf pages." A leaf is a single sheet...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
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