LTD ED: Leather Fine Binding: The Pecorone of Ser Giovanni (1897)

Description: The Pecorone, by Ser GIOVANNI. London: Lawrence & Bullen, 1897. Now First Translated by W.G. Waters. 11 Photogravure plates by E.R. Hughes. 4to. Beautiful three-quarter fine leather binding on brown Morocco with exquisite flowers in black and gilt to spine. Patterned cover paper and endpapers. One of 600 numbered copies. 53 merry tales of later 14th century Italy, in the manner of the Decameron. This story is believed to have inspired Shakespeare's "The Merchant Of Venice." Condition is excellent. There is one very microscopic rip to the right edge of the title page (under 1 cm, see last photo) that is basically invisible.

Price: 90 USD

Location: Decatur, Georgia

End Time: 2024-12-15T00:28:04.000Z

Shipping Cost: 6.25 USD

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Binding: Fine Binding

Special Attributes: Collector's Edition, Illustrated, Limited Edition, Luxury Edition

Author: Ser Giovanni

Publisher: Lawrence And Bullen

Topic: Shakespeare

Subject: Literature & Fiction