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THE FACETIOUS NIGHTS OF STRAPAROLA Now First Translated Into English by W. G Waters (4 Volumes)
por Straparola Da Caravaggio, Giovanni Francesco
- Usado
- Perto de Excelente
- Capa dura
- first
- Condição
- Near Fine
- Livreiro
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Fairfield, New Jersey, United States
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London: The Society of Bibliophiles. Near Fine. 1898. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. A handsome binding in red morocco with 5 spine bands over red marbled boards. Gilt decoration & lettering. Top edges gilt. Matching marbled endpapers. This is copy "C" of a limited edition of 26 with text printed on Japanese vellum paper. There is a triplicate set of each illustration: Aquarelle, Tint and Japanese Proof. Each illustration is protected by a labeled tissue guard. Vol #1: [xii, 402pp, 10 illus]. Vol #2: [6, 376pp, 6 illus]. Vol 3; [6, 404pp, 10 illus]. Vol # 4: [6, 318pp, 6 illus]. Vol # 1 is VG+ with light rubbing to spine top & corners. Vols #2 - 4 are near fine. Wikipedia: "First published in a single volume in 1555, THE FACETIOUS NIGHTS OF STRAPAROLA is a collection of 75 stories by Italian author and fairy-tale collector Giovanni Francesco Straparola. Modeled after Boccaccio's Decameron, it is significant as often being called the first European storybook to contain fairy-tales; it would influence later fairy-tale authors like Charles Perrault and Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm". Literature. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 1500 pages .
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- Livreiro
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- Nº do estoque do livreiro
- 17654
- Título
- THE FACETIOUS NIGHTS OF STRAPAROLA Now First Translated Into English by W. G Waters (4 Volumes)
- Autor
- Straparola Da Caravaggio, Giovanni Francesco
- Ilustrador
- Jules Garnier and E. R. Hughes
- Formato/Encadernação
- Capa dura
- Estado do livro
- Usado - Near Fine
- Edição
- First Edition Thus
- Editorial
- The Society of Bibliophiles
- Local de publicação
- London
- Data de publicação
- 1898
- Palavras-chave
- Rare Literature
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Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
Membro de Biblio desde 2005
Fairfield, New Jersey
Sobre Nick Bikoff, Bookseller
Nick Bikoff and his wife Fran have been buying and selling quality books and ephemera since 1989 when they attended the "Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar" at the University of Denver. They offer a broad based selection of used, rare, and out-of-print stock ranging from the sixteenth to the twentieth century.
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- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
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- Fine
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- Gilt
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- First Edition
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- Vellum
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