The Most Pleasant and Delectable Questions of Love [EasyRead Super Large 20pt Edition] by Boccaccio, Giovanni - 2007-08-21

New York: Illustrated Editions Company, 1931. Hard Cover. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Red silk cloth boards with black quater cloth spinestrip edged in gilt. Book is clean, tight, squared up with frontispiece & prints (art deco) duotone. The translation of 1566 by H.G. put into modern English with an introduction by Thomas Bell. In 1346 Boccaccio was 23 and met Maria d'Aquino daughter of King Robert of Naples at Convent Sant'Arcangelo a Baiano of whom was his obsessed source of joy & pain, and under whose influence he produced his greatest literary works as Fiammetta of the Decameron. She left him for another lover and died of Plague in 1348 . Good. Hardcover. 1931.

New York: Illustrated Editions Company. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1931. Hardcover.

New York: Gargoyle Press, 1931. gift . hard. vg. Bkplate front endpaper, owner's 1942 note on title pg. 1566translation by H. G.; put into modern English by Thomas Bell Alexander King artwork. vg, no dj, black & red cloth, beveled edges, light edgewear 133 pgs

New York: Harstdale House. Good in Good dust jacket. 1566. Hardback. - .

New York: Illusterated Editions Co., 1931. Red cloth boards with black spinecover, lightly chipped corners and tips. Inside hinged weak. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound. . Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. Illus. by King, Alexander. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

NY: Illustrated Editions Company, 1931. black c w/red boards, gilt decorations/titles; 133 clean, unmarked pages...The translation of 1566 by H.G. put into modern English with an introduction by Thomas Bell. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Alexander King. 12 vo.

Three Sirens Press, 1931-01-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Bound in publisher's cloth. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Clean, unmarked pages. 133 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm. "The translation of [the fourth part of Filocolo] 1566 by H.G. put into modern English with an introduction by Thomas Bell.

NY: Three Sirens Press, 1931. First Edition, Thus; gold suede c w/navy boards, topp edge gilt; spine lettering faded; 133 clean, unmarked pages...The translation of 1566 by H.G. . 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Alexander King. 8 vo.

Three Sirens 1931 #1013 of 1500 CONDITION: faded cover.

New York: Hartsdale House, 1931. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Later. Very good or better in very good dustwrapper. Clean text in cloth covers with mild soil and wear, dustwrapper s chipped 1" on top edge, slightly soiled and worn. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.