Decameron (3 volumes)
by Giovanni Boccaccio. The John Payne Translation, Revised and Annotated By Charles S. Singleton
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine Plus/No Jacket, as Issued
- ISBN 10
- 0520035577
- ISBN 13
- 9780520035577
- Seller
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Gloucester, Massachusetts, United States
Item Price
CA$104.40CA$78.30
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About This Item
Berkeley: University of California Press, 1982. three volumes, complete. hard covers in slipcase box, all of which are covered in buckram., vol. 1 has a very small bit of wear to top board's bottom fore-corner-tip. no other flaws or wear. clean, no markings or writing. tight bindings. a very well preserved set.; vol. 1 - xx-444pp./vol. 2 - xvii-799pp./vol. 3 - xv-949pp., several illustrations, including gatefolds in vol. 3. 14th century italian classic.. First Edition /First Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine Plus/No Jacket, as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Multi-Volume Set.
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- Bookseller
- art longwood books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 18046
- Title
- Decameron (3 volumes)
- Author
- Giovanni Boccaccio. The John Payne Translation, Revised and Annotated By Charles S. Singleton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine Plus
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, as Issued
- Edition
- First Edition /First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0520035577
- ISBN 13
- 9780520035577
- Publisher
- University of California Press
- Place of Publication
- Berkeley
- Date Published
- 1982
- Keywords
- Decameron.; Boccaccio.; Giovanni Boccaccio.; 14th Century Italian Literature.
- Bookseller catalogs
- fiction;
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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- Buckram
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