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The Decameron

by Boccaccio, Giovanni; McWilliam, G. H

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  • Hardcover
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The Franklin Library. Used - Very Good. Limited Edition, The 100 Greatest Books of all Time. Fully-bound in richly coloured hand-cut leather. Raised bands and gilt lettering on spine; 22-karat gilt decoration on spine and boards. Silk moire endpapers, matching sewn-in bookmark and all edges gilt. Illustrated by Murray Tinkleman.

Synopsis

In the summer of 1348, as the Black Death ravages their city, ten young Florentines take refuge in the countryside. They amuse themselves by each telling a story a day for the ten days they are destined to remain there - a hundred stories of love, adventure and surprising twists of fate. Less preoccupied with abstract concepts of morality or religion than earthly values, the tales range from the bawdy Peronella hiding her lover in a tub to Ser Cepperallo, who, despite his unholy effrontery, becomes a Saint. The result is a towering monument of European literature and a masterpiece of imaginative narrative.

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Bookseller
Russell Books Ltd CA (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #
FORT176784
Title
The Decameron
Author
Boccaccio, Giovanni; McWilliam, G. H
Book Condition
Used - Very Good
Quantity Available
1
Binding
Hardcover
Publisher
The Franklin Library

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Russell Books Ltd

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Victoria, British Columbia

About Russell Books Ltd

Family owned and operated since 1961. Located in Downtown Victoria selling new, used, and remainder titles in all categories. We also have an extensive selection of Journals, cards and calendars.

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Spine
The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Gilt
The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
Edges
The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Raised Band(s)
Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...

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