Boccaccio's 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 gentlemen

Boccaccio, Giovanni

Published by Printed at The Shakespeare Head Press and published for the Press by Basil Blackwell, Oxford, 1935

About this Item

No. 132 of 325 copies. The text for this edition is from Isaac Jaggard's English translation of 1620. The illustrations are from a 1492 edition published in Venice by the De Gregorii brothers. 4to. A handsomely bound copy of this modern fine press edition of the Decameron. Three quarters blue morocco and cloth sides, t.e.g., rest uncut. Minor fading to spine, else fine The text for this edition is from Isaac Jaggard's English translation of 1620. The illustrations are from a 1492 edition published in Venice by the De Gregorii brothers. 4to. Seller Inventory # 313189

Bibliographic Details

Title: Boccaccio's Decameron.The Modell of Wit, ...

Publisher: Printed at The Shakespeare Head Press and published for the Press by Basil Blackwell, Oxford

Publication Date: 1935

Binding: Hardcover

Edition: No. 132 of 325 copies.