Description: The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio, Newly Translated from the Italian by Frances Winwar with an Introduction by Burton Rascoe, 2 Volumes, The Limited Editions Club, New York, 1930, 382pp, cloth, 9 x 12", 4to Fair condition. Very little wear to boards. Minor bumping to tips. Title in gilt on leather plate on spines. Fore edges of textblock painted blue. Illustrated title page. Continuous pagination across volumes. Minor toning throughout textblock. Light tea-staining at hinges. Text headers in colored ink. Bindings intact. Slip case is missing. Please see photos. Numbered 1347 of an edition of 1500. Signed by the artist. The Decameron, subtitled Prince Galehaut, is a collection of short stories by the 14th-century Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-1375). The book is structured as a frame story containing 100 tales told by a group of seven young women and three young men; they shelter in a secluded villa outside of Florence in order to escape the Black Death, which was afflicting the city. Originally written in the vernacular of the Florentine language, it is considered a masterpiece of early Italian prose. FORN-TUB-0029-BB-0424-JC576
Price: 75 USD
Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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Binding: Cloth
Language: English
Special Attributes: Limited Edition, Numbered
Author: Giovanni Boccaccio
Publisher: The Limited Editions Club
Topic: Literature
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Original/Facsimile: Original
