THE DECAMERON of Giovanni Boccaccio
by Boccaccio, Giovanni; Frances Winwar (translation); Burton Rascoe (introduction); T.M. Cleland (Designed and Decoarted by)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Very good minus
- Seller
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Santa Barbara, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1930. Limited edition. Hardcover. Very good minus. Signed Limited edition # 537 of 1500 copies. Quarto. Two volumes. 382pp. SIGNED by T.M. Cleland. Red buckram boards with leather spine label. Spines slightly darkened; a few small spots on spine (silverfish) of volume 1. Bookplate, that has off-set to flyleaf and one wrinkled page. Black slipcase worn on edges and taped with black tape.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lost Horizon Bookstore (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 55235
- Title
- THE DECAMERON of Giovanni Boccaccio
- Author
- Boccaccio, Giovanni; Frances Winwar (translation); Burton Rascoe (introduction); T.M. Cleland (Designed and Decoarted by)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good minus
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited edition
- Publisher
- The Limited Editions Club
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1930
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Lost Horizon Bookstore
Biblio member since 2010
Santa Barbara, California
About Lost Horizon Bookstore
We are a small, open shop in Santa Barbara and have been in the same location for over 30 years. We have a select inventory of used and rare books. We also carry original posters and prints, vintage photographs and ephemera. Open Tues.- Sat. 11-6, closed Sunday & Monday.
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- 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...
- Quarto
- The term quarto is used to describe a page or book size. A printed sheet is made with four pages of text on each side, and the...
- Buckram
- A plain weave fabric normally made from cotton or linen which is stiffened with starch or other chemicals to cover the book...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Spine Label
- The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...