(Payne, John) The Decameron of Giovanni Boccacci (El Boccaccio) Author: Boccaccio, Giovanni Place Published: London Publisher: Printed by Private Subscription Date Published: 1886 Description: 3 volumes. Translated by John Payne. With 11 etchings in 2 states, captioned tissue guards. 22.2x15.3 cm (8¾x6"), double-ruled chocolate-brown crushed levant full morocco, spines tooled and lettered in gilt amid raised bands, filleted edges, all edges gilt, gilt-rolled dentelles, marbled endpapers. No. 74 of an unstated limited edition on Japan paper. An elegantly bound set of Boccaccio's Decameron. John Payne (1842–1916) was an English poet, translator and publisher. He was associated with the Pre-Raphaelites and the Symbolist poets of his era. Provenance: From the collection of Robin and Marsha Garces Williams. Condition: Light rubbing at spine ends; minor signs of bookplate removal on versos of front free endpapers; near fine. Item#: 355428 Headline: John Payne's Decameron handsomely bound, 1886
(Payne, John) The Decameron of Giovanni Boccacci (El Boccaccio) Author: Boccaccio, Giovanni Place Published: London Publisher: Printed by Private Subscription Date Published: 1886 Description: 3 volumes. Translated by John Payne. With 11 etchings in 2 states, captioned tissue guards. 22.2x15.3 cm (8¾x6"), double-ruled chocolate-brown crushed levant full morocco, spines tooled and lettered in gilt amid raised bands, filleted edges, all edges gilt, gilt-rolled dentelles, marbled endpapers. No. 74 of an unstated limited edition on Japan paper. An elegantly bound set of Boccaccio's Decameron. John Payne (1842–1916) was an English poet, translator and publisher. He was associated with the Pre-Raphaelites and the Symbolist poets of his era. Provenance: From the collection of Robin and Marsha Garces Williams. Condition: Light rubbing at spine ends; minor signs of bookplate removal on versos of front free endpapers; near fine. Item#: 355428 Headline: John Payne's Decameron handsomely bound, 1886
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