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BOCCACCIO, JOHN, The Decameron: The Modell of Wit, Mirth, Eloquence and Conversation Framed in Ten Dayes of an Hundred Curious Pieces by Seven Honourable Ladies and Three Noble Gentelmen; Preserved to Posterity by the Renowned John Boccaccio.
Norwalk, CT:, The Easton Press,, (1980). Collector's Edition of the 100 Greatest Books Ever Written. Translated into English anno 1620, with an Introduction by Edward Hutton and Wood-cuts in the Renaissance manner by Fritz Kredel. 10 1/4 x 7 1/4. Bound in full red leather, with elaborate gilt-stamped decorations on the covers. Five raised spine bands with gold decorations in five of the panels and the title in the other. Gold moire end papers and a bound-in silk book mark. All edges are gilt. A spectacular morocco binding, as only the Easton Press can do, for a spectacular masterpiece of literature. A white spot on the top gilt page edges and a couple on the bottom edges, else Near Fine. We have priced it accordingly because of the blemishes.
Offered for US$ 20.00 by: Sun Mountain Books - Book number: 12907
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