Londra Per Tommaso Edlin, 1725. 4to, 213 x 139 mms., pp. [xxii], thereafter foliated, with 284 leaves, [6 unnumbered leaves], pp. 49 50 blank], engraved frontispiece, engraved title dated 1527, engraved frontispiece, fine engraved portrait of Boccaccio, several engraved cul-de-lampes, including three-page list of subscribers, contemporary calf, spine ornately gilt in compartments, red leather label; joints cracked (but firm), lower panel on spine defective, top and base of spine chipped, corners worn. After the last of subscribers and a note is double engraved title-page, with the Giunta on the recto and that of Edlin on the verso. This more-or-less diplomatic reprint was the work of the librettist and translator of Milton, Paolo Rolli (1687 - 1765), who worked in England from 1717 until 1737. A reprint of the much-admired edition by the Heirs of Filipo Giunta [i. e., Pasinello] in Florence in 1527.

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Bookseller: John Price Antiquarian Books (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 9757
Title: Il Decameron Di Messer Giovanni Boccaccio.
Author: BOCCACCIO (Giovanni):
Book Condition: Used
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Londra Per Tommaso Edlin, 1725
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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...
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...
Verso: The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
Recto: The page on the right side of a book, with the term Verso used to describe the page on the left side.
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....
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,...
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Reprint: Any printing of a book which follows the original edition. By definition, a reprint is not a first edition.
Calf: Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...