Il Decameron,
Di nuouo ristampato, e ricontrato in Firenze con testi antichi, & alla sua vera lezione ridotto dal Cav.
Lionardo Salviati...
by Giovanni Boccaccio
Florence, Giunta; 1582
With figurative woodcut initials.
54 leaves, 585 pp.
Magnificent 18th-century French green morocco binding with gilt pattern:
fleurs-de-lis (452 individual "stamps" in excellent condition) , marbled endpapers and gilt edges.
-IA 120.402. Adams B 2158. Gamba 162, note; cf. Olschki XCV, 11 and 12. -
Second printing of Salviati's highly esteemed edition, published in the same year as the first and considerably improved upon it.
On fol. 16, an old handwritten signature: "Pirolamo Casiano Pittore Genuese."
Very good condition, couple of leaves with some spots
Size: 6 by 8.5 inches
Text in Italian



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