The Decameron, or Ten Days' Entertainment of Boccaccio Vol. III
by Giovanni Boccaccio
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
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About This Item
William Sharp and Son, 1822. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1822. New Edition. 252 pages. Fully bound in leather. Vol. III of IV. Gilded page edges. Missing front free endpaper. Light foxing and tanning to pages. Visible glue stain to front pastedown. Hinges are moderately cracked, exposing netting and causing boards to be very slightly loose. Binding otherwise remains firm. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with visible rubbing, tanning and scuffing overall. Spine has heavier rubbing and tanning with soft crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear.
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Details
- Bookseller
- World of Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1708018700DPB
- Title
- The Decameron, or Ten Days' Entertainment of Boccaccio Vol. III
- Author
- Giovanni Boccaccio
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- William Sharp and Son
- Date Published
- 1822
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Acceptable
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...