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• Book Title: The Decameron
• Author: Giovanni Boccaccio . J M Rigg-
• ISBN: mw0012224, 12
• Publisher: Henry Bumpus
• Year Published: 1906
• Our Price: £49.50 GBP ($81.68 USD)
• Description: Henry Bumpus 1906 , red buckram cloth hardcover: with gilt lettering to spine, gilt emblem to front: each volume approximately 7.5 x 10.5 inches tall: volume 1, 332 hand cut pages of good quality paper: volume 2, 404 pages of the same. Tissue guarded full- page illustrations by Louis Chalon - 8 to volume 1, 4 to volume 2. Synopsis: A collection of writings by Giovanni Boccaccio born circa 1313, described in the introduction to this book as follows -- "it is impossible to imagine an age in which the Decameron will fail of general recognition as, in point alike of invention as of style, one of the most notable creations of human genius----- The profound, many sided and intimate knowledge of human nature which it evinces, its vast variety of incidents, its wealth of tears and laughter, its copious and felicitious diction, inevitably apt for every occasion.----it's sustained energy and animation of style must for ever ensure for this human comedy unchallenged rank among the literary masterpieces that are truly immortal" Condition: both spine edges worn: both spines shelf faded: age discoloration to both covers: bookplate printed Paul Miles in both volumes : light sporadic foxing, particularly to preliminaries of both volumes: contents of both volumes very clean: overall both volumes clean: very firm and collectable. Please note very heavy, will customers please e-mail for shipping costs
• Condition: Collectable- Good
• Dustcover: No
• Binding: Hardback
• Type: Used Books

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