BOCCACCIO 1775 Italian Edition
GIOVANNI BOCCACCIO
Il Decamerone
5vols Londra (London) [i.e. Paris: Prault] 1757
Edited by Filippo di Matteo Villani
Italian Text Edition
Half Leather Green Morocco Bindings
Marbled Endpapers
Spines gilt
8vo
5 engraved title pages
110 engraved plates
COHEN de RICCI pag. 158-160
RAY The Art of the French Illustrated Book 1700-1914, 15
SANDER 182
FÜRSTENBERG 78
This edition with the text in Italian preceded the French edition.
It has better impressions of the plates
Very fine plates after Gravelot, Eisen, Boucher and Cochin
by Le Mire, Legrand, Baquoy and others
89 of the plates and 97 of its magnificent tailpieces designed by Gravelot.
On of the most famous and charming illustrated books books of the 18th century.
Masterwork of French 18th century book illustration
Good Condition