Fine Books & Manuscripts
Sat, Jan 27, 2018 11:00AM EST - Sun, Jan 28, 2018 11:00AM EST
Lot 354
The Decameron.
Estimate: $100 - $150
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Boccaccio, Giovanni (trans. John Payne). The Decameron. London, 1886. Number 22 of the “Holland Paper Edition” printed by subscription. Three vols., half sunflower leather, a.e.g. Etched frontispieces by Leopold Flameng under tissue. 8vo. Bookplates of Augustus Kirby Barnum, removed from first vol. with loss to pastedown, scattered scratches and rubbing to leather, otherwise fine.
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