Boccaccio, M Giovanni — The Decameron Vol. I.

London, Gibbings and Co. Limited, 1902. Hardcover. Volume 1 of 4. Twelvemo. Hardcover. Gilt top edge. Halfbound in red leather with five raised bands, gilt titles and marbled boards. Marbled end papers. 356 pages. Based on translation by Charles Balguy, published anonymously in 1741, as edited by Edward Dubois in 1804 and revised by W.K. Kelly in 1885. This edition revised and partly retranslated by S.W. Orson, with introduction by Alfred Wallis. VG-. Wear around the edges, otherwise binding is secure and text block is clean and unmarked besides owners name penned to front end paper.