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The Decameron
by Giovanni Boccaccio
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good/Good
- Seller
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Denver, Colorado, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Garden City Books, 1949. Hardcover. Very good/Good. Illustrated by Rockwell Kent. Contains 100 loosely connected short stories/novellas, written by Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio in the 14th century. Jacket has some rips along the edges - mostly limited to back cover and spine. Small oval of jacket missing along the edge between back cover and rear flap. Jacket is tanning and back cover has more noticable discoloration around the edges. Partially removed price tag on front inner flap. Pages are yellowing but are free of any markings other than previous owner's name on front endpaper. Pale discolored spots along top edge of boards. Spine is square.
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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Details
- Bookseller
- Sparrow's Bookshop
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 04832
- Title
- The Decameron
- Author
- Giovanni Boccaccio
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Garden City Books
- Date Published
- 1949
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Sparrow's Bookshop
Biblio member since 2021
Denver, Colorado
About Sparrow's Bookshop
Sparrow's Bookshop is a Denver based vintage & rare bookstore specializing in hard-to-find items, unique titles and first editions. Member IOBA.
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- Edges
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- Jacket
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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....
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