By Giovanni Boccaccio (1925) Vol. 1 & 2 Limited Edition of 2000 pies. Published for the Subscribers only. Signed by the Publisher with a PUBLISHER'S NOTE.
This edition of the Decameron in two volumes is positively limited to 2,000 numbered sets, printed on Special Paper with Illustrations by Clara Tice. The plates of the illustrations will be destroyed after printing. Signed by the Publisher Boni & Liveright.The two volumes are in good condition. Volume 1: The First Day to the Fifth Day, Page 1-374. Volume 2: The sixth Day to The Tenth Day, Page 1-302. Appendix I, Boccaccio, by Richard Garnett, Author of "A History of Italian Literature", Page 305-317.
Appendix II: Boccaccio, by Sir Walter Raleigh, Late Professor of English Literature, Oxford, page 318-339. Appendix III: Boccaccio, by Prof. Ker "Essays in Medieval Literature", Page 340-355. These Appendixes are very useful for whom has interest in studying Boccaccio and Italian Literature. Printer's Notes at page 356. THIS EDITION OF THE DECAMERON HAS BEEN PRINTED FROM CASLON FACE TYPE SET UP BY QUINN AND BODEN COMPANY, RAHWAY, N, J. ON PAPER SPECIALLY MADE BY THE READING PAPER MILLS. THE PLATES FOR THE ILLUSTRATIONS WERE MADE BY THE WILBAR PHOTO-ENGRAVING COMPANY. PRINTED AND BOUND BY QUINN AND BODEN COMPANY.THE WHOLE PLAN OF THE BOOK WAS MADE BY T. SMITH AND EXECUTED BY MANUEL KOMROFF. PRINTED ABD BOUND JUNE, 1925.