The DeCameron of Giovanni Boccaccio
by John Payne
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Centreville, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Rebound. Beautifully rebound in full crimson morocco, full leather dentelles, ruled and decorated in gilt, silk endpapers.. This is the Certaldo Edition of The Decameron is limited to fifteen hundred and fifty sets. Volume I has 538 pages. Some rubbing to the extremities. This is the Certaldo Edition of The Decameron is limited to fifteen hundred and fifty sets. Volume I has 538 pages, illustrated. Volume II has 549 pages. Volume II has 549 pages. With a portrait and 19 realistic illustrations from engravings by Teyssonnieres, after original paintings of Jacques Wagrez.
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- Bookseller
- EGR books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 3388
- Title
- The DeCameron of Giovanni Boccaccio
- Author
- John Payne
- Illustrator
- Teyssonnieres
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Certaldo Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- J.P. Horn & Company
- Place of Publication
- Philadelphia
- Date Published
- 1928
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fine Binding; Multi-volume Sets;
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Rebound
- A book in which the pages have been bound into a covering replacing the original covering issued by the publisher.
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- 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...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...