ALDUS CLASSICS. EDITION DE GRAND LUXE: BOCCACCIO, LA FONTAINE, MARGUERITE QUEEN OF NAVARRE, MASUCCIO, RABELAIS, ROUSSEAU [12 VOLUMES]
London: Privately printed for members of the Aldus Society, 1903. Limited edition. Octavo; 12 volumes; Limited edition, 13/250; G; Hardcover; Spine red with gold print, raised bands; Boards half bound with red leather to spine and corners and marbled paper to boards, wear and light chipping to spine caps, light wear to corners and edges, toning to spine, paper clean and bright; Text blocks have has gilt top edge (slight chipping on some vols.), marbled endpapers, deckle edges, clean and tight; Illustrated with frontispieces and b&w plates; CONTENTS: The Decameron of Giovanni Boccacci (Il Boccaccio) : Now First Completely Done into English Prose and Verse by John Payne (2 vols.) — The Tales and Novel of J. De La Fontaine : Completely Translated into English (2 vols.) — The Heptameron of the Tales of Margaret Queen of Navarre : Newly Translated from the Authentic Text, with an Essay upon the Heptameron by George Saintsbury, M.A. (2 vols.) — The Novellino of Masuccio : Now First Translated into English by W.G. Waters (2 vols.) — Master Francis Rabelais : Completely Translated into English by Urquhart and Motteux (2 vols.) — The Confessions of Jean Jacques Rousseau : Now First Completely Translated into English (2 vols.). [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. More