Search Results: the facetious nights of straparola by w g waters

unstated, 1900-01-01. Hardcover. Acceptable. no publication date, circa 1900; Boston; volume 1 only; green cloth covered boards; no dust jacket; heavy wear; covers and spine are soiled; front hinge is split; half title page and frontispiece are detached but present; interior clean and unmarked; pages are uncut; 8vo - over 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; 397 pages

London: Society of Bibliophiles. Limited edition 782/1000. Printed on Venetian Deckel Edge paper. Beige cloth boards with gold illustration on face and lettering on spine. Binding is tight and square. Pages are clean throughout. Gilded top outer page edges. Illustrated. "Consists of an exquisite and delightful collection of humorous witty and mirthful conversations, fables and enigmas including singing music and dancing." . Very Good. Hardcover. Limited Edition. 1901.

Boston: Oxford University Press, 1900. Hardcover. Very Good. Illustrated by Garnier, Jules. Very good minus. Spine is slightly discolord and worn. Corners bumped. Board edges rubbed. Pages slightly browned. Please Note: This book has been transferred to Between the Covers from another database and might not be described to our usual standards. Please inquire for more detailed condition information.

Boston: Privately printed for members of the Burton Ethnological Society, [no date]. Hardcover. Very Good. Volume one (of four) only. Illustrated by Jules Garnier and E.R. Hughes. Blue cloth, spine gilt, top edge gilt. Small dampstain on frontispiece top corner, spine sunned and cocked, very good.

Boston: Privately printed for members of the Burton Ethnological Society, [no date]. Hardcover. Very Good. Volume three (of four) only. Illustrated by Jules Garnier and E.R. Hughes. Blue cloth, spine gilt, top edge gilt. Spine sunned, very good or better.

London: Privately Printed for Members of the Society of Bibliophiles. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 401pp. Date not stated. Small inscription on first free endpaper. Spine slightly sunned. Light rubbing to extremities of boards. Frontispiece page is coming loose from binding.

London 1898 first edition. Privately Printed for Members of the Society of Bibliophiles. Hardcover octavo. Grey cloth with lovely gilt picture of 3 characters on front board panel and gilt spine lettering and decoration. 402p. Many fine illustrations by Jules Garnier. Hinges not cracked; binding nice and secure; no owner marks; text clean and bright, no foxing. Part 1 ONLY( of a 4 volume set.) .

Privately Printed, 1898. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2010-09-10. Paperback. Good.

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Burton Ethnological Society, 1908. Hardcover. Very Good/Missing. Four Volumes Complete. Blue cloth covered boards with gold spine titles; mild wear; 8vo - over 7 3/4" to 9 3/4" tall; no jackets. Pages toning; interiors unmarked; Additional shipping charges may need to be requested due to size or weight of books.

Privately Printed for Members of The Society of Bibliophiles, 1898. Hardcover. Good. Volume II only. This edition was printed on Venetian Deckel Edge Paper, and was limited to 1000 copies, this copy was number 902. Grey cloth boards with gilt illustrations and lettering along with a gilt top edge of pages. Unmarked with the exception of names written on the front endpaper and flyleaf. Pages are slightly yellowed. Cover has wear and bumping on corners and edge of spine. Some discoloration and soil spots throughout the cover.

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… Read More

London: Privately Printed for Members of the Society of Bibliophiles, 1898. Limited edition. Full grey cloth, pictorially gilt covers and spines, teg. Volume 1 contains tide marks to front and rear upper corners, affecting the first and last ten or so pages. Else in that and all other volumes extremely clean and tight. Light wear to spine tips, spines dulled, gilt to front covers and spine remains complete and bright. Overall a near fine and presentable set of this fairy tale classic.. Choicely illustrated by Jules Garnier and E.R. Hughes.. Originally published in Italian in the mid-sixteenth century, this collection is considered by some to be the first European collection of fairy stories. It was influential to the collections of both Perrault and the Brothers Grimm. Limited to 1000 copies, of which this is 932. Each volume is individually numbered.

London: The Society Of Bibliophiles, 1898. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good. Three Quarter Red Morocco, Red Morocco Spine Labels, Marbled Boards And Matching Marbled Endpapers, All Edges Gilt. Number 27 Of 100 Copies Of The Aquarelle Edition, With All Plates Hand Colored. Light Wear At Ends Of Spines And Rubbing To Small Areas Of Spines, Touch Of Rubbing To Tips. No Names Or Marks Or Bookplates Or Stains. International Postage At Usps Insured Box Rate.

London: The Society of Bibliophiles, 1898. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Very Good +. 8vo. The Facetious Nights of Straparola (4 Volume set). The Pecorone (3 Volume set). Sold together, 7 volumes. Limited set of 1000 numbered copies, both of these sets are 838. Now first translated into English from the Italian by W. G. Waters. Illustrated by Jules Garnier and E. R. Hughes. Grey coloured cloth with gilt image to front boards, with gilt lettered and decorated spines. Spines faded, otherwise an about fine 7 volumes. Boards, cloth and interior very good. Clean and bright throughout. Bindings tight and square. Top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed. Captioned tissue guarded plates. A very handsome set. Fairy tales, folk tales. "Consists of an exquisite and delightful collection of humorous, witty and mirthful conversations, fables and enigmas including singing, music and dancing during the thirteen nights of the carnival at Venice...

London: Privately Printed for Members of the Society of Bibliophiles, 1989. Limited edition. Cloth. Very Good. Aquarelle Edition, limited to 100 copies, of which this is #2. Gilt-lettered dark green pebbled cloth over boards, all edges gilt, marbled endpapers, hand-colored plates. All four volumes have slightly cocked spines, with wear and light chipping at head and heel, hinges tender; Volume I has tear at head of spine with backstrip beginning to lift, and front hinge cracked. Gilt and plates remarkably bright and crisp, and interiors of all volumes clean and unmarked, with pages darkened a bit.