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Le decameron de Jean Boccace Tome I
by Giovanni Boccaccio
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable/No DJ
- Seller
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Cazenovia, New York, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Published 1757 in French. Volume one from a five volume set. Bound in red Morocco, five raised bands. Marbled endpaper (as shown), head and tail bands, silk ribbon marker, marbled edges under gilt. Previous owner bookplate on front endpaper and cutting from a magazine attached to blank page in front matter also with some hand written notes. A beautifully crafted book. Your purchase helps our small public library. pi (A4)
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Details
- Bookseller
- Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 850
- Title
- Le decameron de Jean Boccace Tome I
- Author
- Giovanni Boccaccio
- Illustrator
- Hubert François Bourguignon, called Gravelot and other eighteenth century engravers
- Format/Binding
- Fine binding
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Jacket Condition
- No DJ
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Prault
- Place of Publication
- Londres [i.e. Paris]
- Date Published
- 1757
- Pages
- 332
- Size
- 5.5 x 8.75
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Old world fantasy, French
- Bookseller catalogs
- Foreign Language; Great Books Collections;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library
Return guarantee with full refund, including shipping costs, for up to 14 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library
Biblio member since 2018
Cazenovia, New York
About Friends of the Cazenovia Public Library
We are a group of volunteers supporting our local library. All proceeds go to the library. We strive for excellent customer service. Please contact us with any questions. If you are in the area you may also visit our store, Carriage Barn Books, adjacent to the library at 100 Albany Street Cazenovia NY
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
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