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Louis Chalon. Good in no d/j jacket. ND. Edition de luxe, limited to 1, 000 copies. Vol 1 only. Stock a little toned but otherwise in good internal order. Attractive tissue-guarded plates. Offsetting from guards. Watermarked green silk faded and marked to spine. This is a charity sale on behalf of Friends Of Morston Church (reg.1099831). 4to. 332pp.
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Good Condition. An attractive used set, in brick red buckram with ornate gilt titles. Top edges gilt, others uncut. Lavish illustrations by Jean de Bosschère. Former academic library books; ink stamps to endpapers, including withdrawn stamps; call numbers in white on spines. Poseidon bookplates to frontpastedowns, partially removed. Clean and unmarked contents. Firm, tight bindings. Very sound and presentable overall. Publisher's note: Set against the background of the Black Death of 1348, Giovanni Boccaccio's undisputed masterpiece recaptures both the tragedies and comedies of medieval life and is surely one of the greatest achievements in the history of literature. Shipped Weight: 2-3 kilos. Category: Fiction; Plague Europe History; Fiction; Storytelling; Italian literature; Boschère, Jean de 1878-1953; Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375; Add. Inventory No: 240522ROSY005003.
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Lucian Zabel. Very Good Indeed. An illustrated two volume set of this important collection of short stories from Boccaccio, translated into the German language. German language. Two volumes. Volume one is illustrated with colour frontispiece and nine coloured plates. Volume two is illustrated with colour frontispiece and seven coloured plates. Collated complete. A collection of one hundred tales told by a group of seven women and three men as they shelter in a secluded villa outside of Florence to attempt to escape the Black Death as it hit the city. Written in the vernacular of the Florentine language, it is considered a masterpiece of early Italian prose. Written by Giovanni Boccaccio, an Italian writer, poet, and important Renaissance humanist who is said to have dubbed Dante's Comedy "Divine." Illustrated by Lucian Zable, a German artist and illustrator. In the original orange cloth binding. Externally, very smart with light shelf wear and minor bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with the odd handling mark. Very Good Indeed.
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Louis Chalon. Very Good. A smart limited edition of this collection of short stories from Boccaccio, translated and illustrated. Complete in two volumes. Limited to one thousand copies of which this is number eight-hundred and eighty-one. 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. In the original green cloth binding. Externally, smart with light shelf wear and rubbing to the extremities resulting in minor fraying. Fading to the spine and the odd mark to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with light spotting to the endpapers. Very Good.
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Louis Chalon. Very Good. A limited edition of this collection of short stories from Boccaccio, translated and illustrated. 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. 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. Very Good.
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Good with no dust jacket. Good. No Jacket 12mo-over 6¾"-7¾" tall. Written on front end page personal note, leather cover gold stamped and shield design on front, spine gold emobossed with title and MJB scrolled desing, leather has edgewear and some curling of thin top layer on spine edge, pages very clean. translated by John Payne, 528 pgs.
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Good. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show light edge wear with rubbing/light scuffing. Binding is tight, hinges strong.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day!
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Collectable, very good. VG book without jacket. Garden City Press, 1949, illustrations by Rockwell Kent, 562pp, no additional printings indicated. Cover has very slight wear, very lightly soiled, still attractive; interior like new. OVERSIZE. **We are a small family business selling online since 1999 with over 30 years' experience providing fine new and pre-owned books. We provide professional service and individual attention to your order, daily shipments, and sturdy packaging. FREE TRACKING ON ALL SHIPMENTS WITHIN USA.
