Contes de Boccace (Le décaméron) / traduits de l'italien et précédés d'une notice historique par A.Barbier; vignettes par MM. Tony Johannot
1846, 1st Edition. Paris: Barbier. Near fine copy in original gilt-blocked half-leather. Raised spine bands. All edges gilt. Slight suggestion of dust-dulling and rubbing on panel edges as with age. Internally bright and clean, remains particularly well-preserved overall. Provenance: Mme Therese de Craence's copy. Item #347753
Physical description: [4],viii,505,[3]p,[32]leaves of plates: ill. (wood-engravings); 28 cm. Notes: Text is in French. Subjects: Italian fiction. 19th century fiction. Italian literature To 1400; Translations into French.
Price: €85.00