Aquatints by Buckland Wright (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Includes dust jacket. The Decameron of Boccaccio: The First Five Days is the opening volume of Giovanni Boccaccio's celebrated masterpiece, presenting the first fifty tales from one of the greatest story collections in world literature. Set during the Black Death of 1348, the work follows ten young Florentines who escape the plague by retreating to the countryside, where they pass the time by telling stories of love, wit, adventure, trickery, fortune, and human folly. Rich in humour, drama, romance, and social observation, these tales offer a vivid picture of medieval life while exploring timeless aspects of human nature. This Folio Society edition is especially admired for its handsome production and the beautiful aquatint illustrations by John Buckland-Wright.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Unmarked copy in custom made box, number 128 of 1750 copies.

Hardcover. Second Edition. 8vo. Uniformly bound in illustrated terracotta cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Green publisher's topstain. Lovely black and white illustrations throughout. No detectable flaws, contents clean and unmarked with tight, sound binding; near fine and housed in very good+ lightly rubbed like slipcase showing one very small spot to one side of the panel. Overall; very good+.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition, Limited Edition. London: The Folio Society, 2007, First Edition Thus, Numbered Limited Edition. First Edition thus, bund in Wassa Goatskin. Bound in Nigerian goatskin, blocked with an abstract design by Jeff Clements, containing motifs of medieval windows and male and female symbols. Separate leather title label. Top-edge gilt. Silk ribbon marker. In the original buckram-bound solander box, together with a booklet 'The Happy Art of Narration: Readings of Boccaccio and the Decameron' by selected writers. Translated by Richard Aldington and illustrated with 20 aquatints by John Buckland-Wright. Set in Poliphilus. 712 pages. Numbered Limited EDITION LIMITED TO 1750 COPIES of which this is number 1717. Provenance: no inscriptions or bookplates. Approximately 11 inches tall (Solander Box). Condition Report Externally Spine very good condition. Joints very good condition. Corners very good condition. Boards very good condition. Page edges very good condition. Solander box very good condition. See above and photos. Internally Hinges very good condition. Paste downs very good condition. End papers very good condition. Title very good condition. Pages very good condition. Binding very good condition. See photos. Publisher: see above. Publication Date: 2007 Binding: Hardback.…