The Decameron The Modell Of Wit Mirth Eloquence And Conversation Framed In Ten Dayes Of An Hundred

by John Edward Hutton Contributor Fritz Kredel Boccaccio 1313 1375 Giovanni Boccaccio

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First edition

New York: The Heritage Press, (1940). 1st edition thus, i.e., the 1st version published by Heritage Press with Kredel's woodcut illustrations, ca 1948 (? Cf. Sandglass No. 11L). xxii, 536, [2] pp. Renaissance-style woodcuts by Kredel throughout. 10-1/2" x 7-3/4". Full tan sheepskin binding, gilt stamped lettering and raised bands..... More

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