Boccacci Giovanni Payne John (7 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. -----------The original text now first done into English prose and verse by John Payne-----------White vellum covers and gilt design, a thick book, 7 1/2" x 6", 354 pages with lovely heavy paper used for this text-- unaffordable these days to a publisher-- wide margins.GOOD CONDITION, tight solid binding and hinges, clean impressive text, foxing spots on covers and spine- - - no dust jacket.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Limited Edition. Covers have some very slight wear to the extremities. ; In two volumes. Set #1090 out of 1250.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Limited Edition. Two volume set. Aldus Edition: "Privately printed for members of the Aldus Society". Number 701 of 1000 copies. This edition precedes the later, somewhat larger limited edition printed in 1903. "Now first completely done into English Prose and Verse - With twenty full page Illustrations" Olive green buckram with paper spine labels. Top edge gilt. 617 pp. The spines are darkened and the paper labels are scuffed, with parts missing. The boards of Vol. 1 are stained. Otherwise fine, in square, tight bindings. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.…

Half-Leather. Condition: Very Good. Limited edition number 377/1000 on Japanese vellum paper. Half-leather over grey cloth with gold lettering on the spine, raised bands and gilt design on the spine. Clean pages, lightly creased along the front hinge, lightly rubbed at the corners and the t/b of the spine. Steel engravings with labeled sapia paper coverings and marbled endpapers. Very elegant copy. This is only volume 2 of the 2 volume set. No date listed, cir. 1900.…

12mo. THREE VOLUMES COMPLETE. LIMITED EDITION (#117). Unexpurgated. Full vellum. Gilt lettering & design covers & spine. Top edge gilt. Holland paper. Uncut. Some pages unopened. (vol.1 hinges loose, vol.1 +2 clsd trs sp., gilt lettrng sl. faded, o/w a very nice clean tight bright sound set). 334pp + 350pp + 354pp.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Limited Edition. Three volumes, large octavo. Number 280 of 750 copies on Holland paper. In original red cloth dust jackets. Unrecorded variant (does not state that it was printed for the Villon Society). Eleven illustrations by the French engraver Leopold Flameng, including frontispieces, each with a captioned tissue-guard. Original quarter vellum binding. Titles to spines and front boards in gilt, top edges gilt, other edges untrimmed. The first edition of this work to be translated into English by the poet John Payne. The bindings are sound and tight. Some minor worm-hole damage to hinges. Minor wear and rubbing to extremities. Dust jackets are somewhat frayed at extremities, and have chips, tears, and some loss at head and foot of spines. Dust jackets are spine-sunned.…

Three Quarter Morocco Leather. Condition: Very Good. 2 volumes complete. Lovely three quarter red morocco leather binding. Limited edition (#448 of 1000), printed on Japanese Vellum Paper. Spine is compartmented awith raised bands, leather is a bit darkened in pages. This edition of the the Italian classic is notable for its lovely lithographs. Stated to be printed for E.G. Schafer. Previous owner's bookplate on the front endpapers. Not exlibrary. Overall in VERY GOOD condition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover.…