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THE FACETIOUS NIGHTS OF STRAPAROLA Now First Translated Into English by W.  G Waters (4 Volumes)

THE FACETIOUS NIGHTS OF STRAPAROLA Now First Translated Into English by W. G Waters (4 Volumes)

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THE FACETIOUS NIGHTS OF STRAPAROLA Now First Translated Into English by W. G Waters (4 Volumes)

by Straparola Da Caravaggio, Giovanni Francesco

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  • Hardcover
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London: The Society of Bibliophiles. Near Fine. 1898. First Edition Thus. Hardcover. A handsome binding in red morocco with 5 spine bands over red marbled boards. Gilt decoration & lettering. Top edges gilt. Matching marbled endpapers. This is copy "C" of a limited edition of 26 with text printed on Japanese vellum paper. There is a triplicate set of each illustration: Aquarelle, Tint and Japanese Proof. Each illustration is protected by a labeled tissue guard. Vol #1: [xii, 402pp, 10 illus]. Vol #2: [6, 376pp, 6 illus]. Vol 3; [6, 404pp, 10 illus]. Vol # 4: [6, 318pp, 6 illus]. Vol # 1 is VG+ with light rubbing to spine top & corners. Vols #2 - 4 are near fine. Wikipedia: "First published in a single volume in 1555, THE FACETIOUS NIGHTS OF STRAPAROLA is 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". Literature. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 1500 pages .

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Bookseller
Nick Bikoff, Bookseller US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
17654
Title
THE FACETIOUS NIGHTS OF STRAPAROLA Now First Translated Into English by W. G Waters (4 Volumes)
Author
Straparola Da Caravaggio, Giovanni Francesco
Illustrator
Jules Garnier and E. R. Hughes
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used - Near Fine
Edition
First Edition Thus
Publisher
The Society of Bibliophiles
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1898
Keywords
Rare Literature
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About Nick Bikoff, Bookseller

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