Stories from the Pentamerone

Published by Macmillan and Co., Limited, London, 1911

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Condition: Used - Good

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A good to very good copy of the Edition de Luxe in full gilt-decorated vellum binding, with 32 tipped in colour plates by Warwick Goble. Only 150 copies were printed. This copy lacks the ribbon ties, but the binding is very straight, clean and sound. There is light soiling at the edges and towards the side edge of the back board, and some scuffing to the front board affecting the gilt image in the middle. Spine slightly scuffed. Top page edges gilted; remainder untrimmed. The paper is watermarked 'Aldwych'. Plates are tipped onto heavy brown paper with a woven texture. Contents are complete and in near fine condition. Tissue-guarded plates in lovely condition. Endpapers and half title are spotty and there is old repair at the rear endpaper joint. The stories date from circa 1637 and were collected mainly from Crete and Venice.The translation dates from 1847. Board size 29.2 cm x 21.9 cm. Please enquire if you would like to see additional images.

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Bibliographic details

Title
Stories from the Pentamerone
Author
Giambattista Basile, E F Strange (editor)
Publisher
Macmillan and Co., Limited, London
Publication year
1911
Condition
Good
Binding
Full-Leather
Illustrator
Warwick Goble
Edition
Limited Edition
Dimensions
4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall
Seller catalogs
Illustrated, MYTHS & LEGENDS

ecbooks

Orkney Islands, United Kingdom

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AbeBooks seller since August 26, 1999

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We are a small online bookselling business specialising in rare and unusual books, generally published before 1900, with a focus on natural history, history, illustrated works and some literature. We are based in the beautiful Orkney Islands and have a specialist Orkney/Shetland section in our listings. We run a bookshop in Orkney - Birsay Books - where we have a wide range of stock from science fiction and fantasy to maritime and, of course, Orkney/Shetland and Scottish material. We take images of all of our books to supplement the online descriptions, and are always happy to provide more on request. When you order from us, we ensure that books are properly packed to protect their condition and we always use recorded or 'signed for' postal services for additional security. Because we are based on an island which depends on ferries and flights for shipping, we can not guarantee 'next day' delivery. We will simply get your purchase to you as quickly and safely as we can.…

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Natural History; History; Science and Mathematics, Travel and Exploration; Illustrated; Literature

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GOODYER SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS LTD

57 Church Street
Berwick Upon Tweed, United Kingdom TD15 1EE