1582 DECAMERON by GIOVANI BOCCACCIO 16th CENTURY antique AMAZING BINDING

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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