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The Decameron; the modell of wit, mirth, eloquence and conversation, framed in ten dayes, of an hundred curious pieces, by seven honourable ladies, and three noble gentlemen; preserved to posterity

Title
The Decameron; the modell of wit, mirth, eloquence and conversation, framed in ten dayes, of an hundred curious pieces, by seven honourable ladies, and three noble gentlemen; preserved to posterity by the renowned John Boccaccio, the first refiner of Italian prose; translated into English anno 1620, with an introduction by Edward Hutton and wood-cuts in the renaissance manner by Fritz Kredel.
Author
Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375.
Publication
New York, The Limited editions club [c1940]

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TextRestricted use *KP (Limited) (Boccaccio, G. Decameron)Schwarzman Building - Rare Book Collection Room 328

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Additional Authors
  • Hutton, Edward, 1875-1969
  • Kredel, Fritz, 1900-1973.
  • Limited Editions Club.
Description
2 v. illus.; 26.5 cm.
Subject
Call Number
*KP (Limited) (Boccaccio, G. Decameron)
OCLC
20143114
Author
Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375.
Title
The Decameron; the modell of wit, mirth, eloquence and conversation, framed in ten dayes, of an hundred curious pieces, by seven honourable ladies, and three noble gentlemen; preserved to posterity by the renowned John Boccaccio, the first refiner of Italian prose; translated into English anno 1620, with an introduction by Edward Hutton and wood-cuts in the renaissance manner by Fritz Kredel.
Imprint
New York, The Limited editions club [c1940]
Local Note
No. 295 of 530 copies printed.
With autograph of illustrator.
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Added Author
Hutton, Edward, 1875-1969
Kredel, Fritz, 1900-1973.
Limited Editions Club.
Research Call Number
*KP (Limited) (Boccaccio, G. Decameron)
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