THE PENTAMERON OF GIAMBATTISTA BASILE

GIAMBATTISTA BASIL (RICHARD BURTON - TRANSLATOR) , E R VINCENT Professor Italian Studies [ Introduction] Phil MICHAEL AYRTON [Artist]

Published by SPRING BOOKS, LONDON

About this Item

Maroon Cloth Boards with gitl titles to spine, 215 x 150 mm approx. 402 pp + biographical note. Frontis b/w line drawing by Michael Ayrton + 5 others as called for. Undated - circa Early 1950's. First published in 1634 as Lo Cunto Deli Cunti overo Lo Trattenemiento de' Peccerille (The Tale of Tales or the Diversion of the Little Ones) the Richard Burton translation - (the text of this edition) was first published in 1893 as Il Pentamerone by Henry and Co in a limited edition of 1500 copies.Intro by E R Vincent. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition. VG/Good (Book - no notable shelf wear, a little general soiling with dust spotting to top edge of book block, neat ink gift insc. to front pasted down obscured by flap fold of jacket. Paper of book block evenly tanned. Dust Jacket- Spine sunned with chip/loss to head of up to 12 mm approx in depth. Exposed edges of flap folds tanned. Non price clipped - cover 25 s. Supplied in a removable proprietary protective sleeve.

Seller Inventory # 127439

Bibliographic Details

• Title: THE PENTAMERON OF GIAMBATTISTA BASILE
• Publisher: SPRING BOOKS, LONDON
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: MICHAEL AYRTON
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good
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