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The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio : faithfully translated by J.M. Rigg, with an illustrated introduction and 15 photogravures from original drawings by Louis Chalon [complete in 2 volumes]
by Boccaccio, Giovanni (1313-1375)
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About This Item
London : Privately printed for the Navarre Society, [n.d., ca. 1920], 1920. 1st Edition in this form. Hardback. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked, fine ribbed cloth. Gilt vignette and borders to front cover. Gilt-decorated spine. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong.; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 0 pages; Description: 2 v., (xxi, 332p. ; xxiii, 332p.) : illus. plates (t.g.) ; 23cm. Subjects: Decameron -- Boccaccio, Giovanni (1313-1375). Medieval literature -- 14th century. Notes: Titles in red and black with red vignette. Frontis with tissue guard to vol. 1. ""This edition of 'The Decameron' is printed upon laid paper of fine quality specially made for the Navarre Society and is strictly limited"" --verso t.p., vol. 2.
Synopsis
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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- Title
- The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio : faithfully translated by J.M. Rigg, with an illustrated introduction and 15 photogravures from original drawings by Louis Chalon [complete in 2 volumes]
- Author
- Boccaccio, Giovanni (1313-1375)
- Format/Binding
- Hardback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition in this form
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London : Privately printed for the Navarre Society, [n.d., ca. 1920]
- Date Published
- 1920
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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