The Decameron of Boccacio or 10 Days Entertainment of Boccacio; A Revised Translation by W.K. Kelly

Boccacio, Translated by W. K. Kelly

Published by NP, NP, 1800

About this Item

710 p. Illus. 8to. Half Calf and marbled paper over boards. Raised bands, gilt dentels with red and black spine labels in crushed moroco, gilt borders, marbled edges and end papers. Book Condition: Very Good plus with minor wear to extremities. One of the many reprints of this classic assemblage of bawdy tales published some time in the late 1800's. Complete with "portrait and 10 illustrations by Leopold Flemeng." Our research indicates that this is A super copy of an edition that played an important part in the literary legal history of both the state of Massachusetts and the United States of America. From MASSACHUSETTS SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT. COMMONWEALTH of Massachusetts v. Alexander McCANCE. ".selling "to one Jefferson H. Parker a certain book, then and there called 'The Decameron of Boccaccio,' and which said book, upon the title-page thereof, was then and there of the tenor following, that is to say: 'The Decameron; or Ten Days' Entertainment of Boccaccio. A Revised Translation by W. K. Kelly, with Portrait and Ten Illustrations, Drawn and Engraved by Leopold Flameng. Published for the Trade,

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Decameron of Boccacio or 10 Days Entertainment of Boccacio; A Revised Translation by W.K. Kelly
• Publisher: NP, NP
• Publication Date: 1800
• Binding: Half Calf
• Illustrator: Leopold Flameng
• Edition: Published for the Trade.
• Condition: Very Good +
• Dust Jacket Condition: dj
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