![]() ![]() ![]() Period fine bound in 3/4 blood red leather with raised bands and heavy ornate gilt decoration on the spine. Otherwise the text shows only lightly scattered spots of foxing with some toning at page edges. Internally the book is also very clean but shows a very small amount of damp staining to the top of the block well above the text in most cases scattered on the first 90 pages. A single spot of dampstaining is seen in the back cover cloth. Covers show light wear at spine ends and along external hinges but remains very clean. The Decameron or Ten Days' Entertainment From the Itallian of Boccaccio Privately Printed for th Navarre Society Ltd hardcover White cloth with decorative gold stamping. This Edition of The Decameron is printed upon laid paper of fine quality specially made for the Navarre Society and is strictly limited. Very good both volumes have very lightly browned spines spotty browning on covers off-setting to end papers lightly worn gilded top page edges illustrations and tissue guards lightly browned volume I has a 3/4inch closed tear on bottom of second front free end paper near hinge both volumes in very good dustwrappers with torn and chipped spine ends darkened spines a few small taped tears on top edges and corners of volume I dustwrapper. London: Privately Printed for th Navarre Society Ltd 1930. ![]() ![]() Rigg with an Illustrated Introduction and Fifteen Photogravures from the Ori BOCCACCIO Giovanni Faithfully Translated by J. United States Estados Unidos Estados Unidos États-Unis ![]()
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