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Harvard University Press, 2003. Paperback. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Harvard University Press, 2003. Paperback. Very Good. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Harvard University Press, 2001. Hardcover. Very Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Harvard University Press, 2001. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine may show signs of wear. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Cambridge MA: Harvard University Press, 2001. 1st. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Hardcover in a bright dust jacket. After the composition of the Decameron, and under the influence of Petrarch's humanism, Giovanni Boccaccio(1313-1375) devoted the last decades of his life to compiling encyclopedic works in Latin. Among them is Famous Women, the first collection of biographies in Western literature devoted exclusively to women. The 106 women whose life stories make up this volume range from the exemplary to the notorious, from historical and mythological figures to Renaissance contemporaries. In the hands of a master storyteller, these brief biographies afford a fascinating glimpse of a moment in history when medieval attitudes toward women were beginning to give way to more modern views of their potential. Famous Women, which Boccaccio continued to revise and expand until the end of his life, became one of the most popular works in the last age of the manuscript book, and had a signal influence on… Read More

Harvard University Press, 2003-04-30. Paperback. Used:Good.

Harvard University Press, 2001-04-26. Hardcover. Like New. 8x5x1. Harvard University Press; Cambridge, 2001. Hardcover. A Near Fine, blue cloth binding with gilt lettering on front board and spine, binding firm, interior and extremities tidy, minimal handling marks, small rub mark bottom text block corner, in a Near Fine, spine fade, small discoloration spot top front panel, scuff mark top rear panel, Dust wrapper. A nice, clean and unmarked copy. 8vo[octavo or approx. 6 x 9 inches]. 530pp., notes, bibliography, indexed. We pack securely and ship daily with delivery confirmation on every book. The picture on the listing page is of the actual book for sale. Additional Scan(s) are available for any item, please inquire.

Harvard University Press, 2001-04-26. First Thus. hardcover. Used:Good.

Harvard Univ Pr, 2003. Paperback. New. 320 pages. 8.25x5.25x1.00 inches.

Harvard University Press, 2003-04-30. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Harvard University Press, 2001-04-26. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!