The Facetious Nights of Giovanni Francesco Straparola Da Caravaggio , the Pecorone of Ser Giovanni
by W.g. Waters
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- Hardcover
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About This Item
London - New York: Society of Bibliophiles, 1898. Book. Illus. by Jules Garnier , E.r. Hughes , A.r.w.s.. Good. Hardcover. 1st. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. printed on venetian deckel edge paper. limited to 1000 copies. 7 volume set. contains tissue guard. gold gilted and stamped. T.E.G. 4 edge untrimmed edges.-the facetious nights volume 1: 399 pages -the Facetious Nights volume 2: 359 pages. some pages are lose from binding. -The Facetious Nights volume 3: 401 pages. The Facetious Nights volume 4: 315 pages. The Pecorone volume 1: 328 ages -the Pecorone volume 2: 321 pages. The Pecorone volume 3: 276 pages. A collection of 75 stories by Italian author and fairy-tale collector Giovanni Francesco Straparola. Modeled after Boccaccio's Decameron, it is significant as often being called the first European storybook to contain fairy-tales; it would influence later fairy-tale authors like Charles Perrault and Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm. Madonna Corsina of Naples sends her son to study at Bologna, where he falls sick and dies. Of a device of his contrived so that his mother may not be over-grieved at his death..
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- First Landing Books & Art (US)
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- Title
- The Facetious Nights of Giovanni Francesco Straparola Da Caravaggio , the Pecorone of Ser Giovanni
- Author
- W.g. Waters
- Illustrator
- Jules Garnier , E.r. Hughes , A.r.w.s.
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Not Issued
- Edition
- 1st
- Publisher
- Society of Bibliophiles
- Place of Publication
- London - New York
- Date Published
- 1898
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Facetious Nights Pecorone Caraviggio Da Straparola Francesco Giovanni Stories Story Fairy-tale Fairy Tale Fairytales Fairytale Fairy-Tales W.g. Waters E.r. Hughes Jules Garnier
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