Der Decamerone. (Deutsch von Heinrich Conrad in fünf Bänden mit den Kupfern und Vignetten von Gravelot, Boucher, Eisen der Ausgabe von 1757)
by Boccaccio, Giovanni
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- vg
- Seller
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Santa Monica, California, United States
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About This Item
Berlin: Propyläen Verlag, n/d. Hardcover. vg. 5 volumes. 264pp. 252pp. 188pp. 238pp. 227pp. Quarter vellum over sienna paper-covered boards. Gilt decorated spine. Slight discoloration to spines. Minor scuffing and occasional tiny stains to boards. Translated from the Italian by Heinrich Conrad with etchings by Gravelot, Boucher and Eisen taken from the 1757 edition. The story takes place in medieval Europe during the "Black Death", the plague that killed one third of the European population. Text in German. In very good condition.
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- Bookseller
- Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14026
- Title
- Der Decamerone. (Deutsch von Heinrich Conrad in fünf Bänden mit den Kupfern und Vignetten von Gravelot, Boucher, Eisen der Ausgabe von 1757)
- Author
- Boccaccio, Giovanni
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - vg
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Propyläen Verlag
- Place of Publication
- Berlin
- Date Published
- n/d
- Keywords
- Italian authors, European literature, Italian writers, 14th century , Medieval Europe, Renaissance literature , Renaissance humanism
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
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About the Seller
Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
Biblio member since 2009
Santa Monica, California
About Eric Chaim Kline - Bookseller
We offer a broad selection of rare, out-of-print and antiquarian books with an emphasis on photography, architecture, art, Judaica, Bibles, Weimar Germany and the Third Reich, modernism, Olympic Games, erotica and foreign-language works, especially German, Hebrew, Polish and Yiddish. We also provide appraisal, auction, consulting and rental services.
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- 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...
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- 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....
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...