The Decameron
New York: Garden City, 1949. Illustrated by Rockwell Kent. Signed limited edition 135 out of 1500. Hardcover. Near Fine / Slip case in Very Good+ condition. Item #4797
A beautiful two volume set. Covers, illustrations, text and pages are bright and clean. Binding is tight. A touch of sunning to spines. Maroon heavy buckram, gilt-lettered spine. Books appear in near fine condition.
Slipcase has a touch of soiling to edges with some chipping and cracking along edges, but in Very Good condition. Slipcase pictorial illustration clean.
Number 135 of 1500 limited editions produced. Signed by illustrator Rockwell Ken at limitation.
Highly regarded as a masterpiece of the Italian Renaissance, the Decameron follows a group of 10 travelers as they flee from plague ridden Florence to the countryside, where they each entertain with love stories, both tragic and comedic. Considered a successor to Dante's Divine Comedy.
A beautiful copy for a rare book collector or a poetry enthusiast.
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