The Decameron; The Modell of Wit, Mirth, Eloquence and Conversation
Norwalk, Connecticut: The Heritage Press [1968], 1968. Later edition. Hardcover. 8vo. [6], ix-xxi, [3], 3-536, [2] pp. Brown cloth with gold lettering blocked in red on the spine. Housed in a beige slipcase. In-text woodcuts in the Renaissance manner done by Fritz Kredel. Translated into English (in the year 1620) with an introduction by Edward Hutton. Includes the Sandglass issue. Bussacco BHP-44-7. Boccaccio's work concerning ten people who ride out the plague together by exchanging funny stories. Near Fine. Item #00009464
A Fine book in a Near Fine slipcase which shows minor shelfwear and toning.
Price: $60.00
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