1556 LE DECAMERON by Giovanni BOCCACCIO antique RARE 16th CENTURY

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Title: 1556 LE DECAMERON by Giovanni BOCCACCIO antique RARE 16th CENTURY

Description: Boccaccio, Giovanni.
Le Decameron.
Nouvellement traduict d’Italien en Francoys par maistre Anthoine le Macon.
(translated from Italian to French by Anthoine le Macon. )
Paris, (Guillaume Thibout for himself and) Odin Petit, 1556
16 lvs., 352 lvs
With woodcut printer's mark on the title and numerous woodcut initials.
Modern brown calfskin binding
Good condition, minor wear
Provenance: Old ownership note on the title: "Clemens Smitheus me Tenet", similarly repeated on the last page, so probably a Clemens Smith who brought the book to England early on.
Text in French
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1556 LE DECAMERON by Giovanni BOCCACCIO antique RARE 16th CENTURY

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