The Decameron / of Giovanni Boccaccio ; faithfully translated by J.M. Rigg, with an illustrated introduction and fifteen photogravures from original drawings by Louis Chalon [Complete in 2 vols]

Boccaccio, Giovanni (1313-1375)

1921, Edition Unstated. London : Privately printed for the Navarre Society. Very good copy in the original white gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Light foxing to prelims. Title in red and black. Remains well-preserved overall. Item #468438

Date is suggested. Physical description; 2 v. : ill. ; 24 cm. Notes; Faithfully translated by J.M. Rigg, with an illustrated introduction and fifteen photogravures from original drawings by Louis Chalon. Subjects; Giovanni Boccaccio 1313-1375. Decamerone. Italian fiction To 1400 Translations into English. Plague Europe History Fiction. Storytelling Fiction.

Price: €120.00