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2 Volumes. Giovanni Boccaccio, The Decameron

Offered by: Imperial Fine Books

Description
2 Volumes. Giovanni Boccaccio, The Decameron. Translated by John Payce. Bound in full brown morocco with ornate gilt-tooling on the covers and raised band spine. Top edges gilt. Watered silk endpapers with brown morocco gilt-tooled dentelles. Illustrated frontispiece with 48 colored plates throughout by Clara Tice. Limited to 2,000 of which this is 777. New York: Boni & Liveright, 1925.

More Information

Period:	1920-1949
Materials:	Leather.
Condition:	Good. Wear consistent with age and use.
Creation Date:	1925
Number of Pieces:	2-3
Styles / Movements:	Traditional
Incollect Reference #:	781085

Dimensions

W.	8 in;	H.	12 in;	D.	2 in;
W.	20.32 cm;	H.	30.48 cm;	D.	5.08 cm;

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