Author: Boccaccio, Giovanni [1313 - 1375]
Title: TALES From The DECAMERON Of BOCCACCIO. The Hand of John Paul Jr. For Private Issue
Description: (n. p.): , 1927. Presumed unique. Modern maroon quarter-calf binding over marbled paper boards. 35 pp. Untrimmed. Illustrated with hand-colored drawings. Folio. 13-3/8" x 8-7/8". Binding - Fine. Text block - VG+ The Decameron, subtitled Prince Galehaut and sometimes nicknamed l'Umana Commedia ("the Human Comedy", as it was Boccaccio that dubbed Dante Alighieri's Comedy "Divine"), is a collection of novellas, here rendered in manuscript & beautifully adorned with art by the book's creator who, unfortunately, remains a mystery to this nevertheless appreciative cataloguer.

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