THE DECAMERON (ML# 71.3, BALLOON CLOTH, Spring 1934, 225 Titles Listed on Inside of DJ)

BOCCACCIO, Giovanni, Written by (1313-1375) An Italian author, poet, correspondent of Petrarch, and important Renaissance humanist. Boccaccio wrote a number of notable works, including the Decameron; Translated by John Payne

Published by New York: Modern Library. 1934 Modern Library Edition, 225 Titles on DJ.

About this Item

SHEPARDSON BOOKSTALL, 20 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE. STORY: The various tales of love in The Decameron range from the erotic to the tragic. Tales of wit, practical jokes, and life lessons contribute to the mosaic. In addition to its literary value and widespread influence (for example on Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales), it provides a document of life at the time. Written in the vernacular of the Florentine language, it is considered a masterpiece of classical early Italian prose.(Wiki) Pictorial DJ covered in mylar; price of 95 cents; DJ dates this as Spring 1934, has Caldwell not Heyward, listed in the 225 Titles on inside and back of cover; has chip on top of spine (see scan). Book is covered in green balloon cloth, binding #7, Kent endpapers, spine has fading. THE DECAMERON has stood virtually unchallenged in its supremacy as the world's greatest collection of tales.

Seller Inventory # 793

Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE DECAMERON (ML# 71.3, BALLOON CLOTH, Spring 1934, 225 Titles Listed on Inside of DJ)
• Publisher: New York: Modern Library. 1934 Modern Library Edition, 225 Titles on DJ.
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Modern Library Edition