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Boccaccio, Giovanni
Estimate
400 - 600 GBP
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Description
- Il Decamerone... nuovamente corretto et con diligentia stampato. (Florence: heirs of Filippo Giunta 14 April), 1527 [i.e. Venice: Pasinello for Stefano Orlandelli, 1729]
- Paper
4to (236 x 165mm.), woodcut printer's device on title-page and final verso, eighteenth-century English red morocco gilt with a Harleian style border, spine gilt in compartments, blue speckled edges, extremities rubbed, spine somewhat faded
Provenance
Earl of Jersey, Osterley Park, bookplate, sale, Sotheby's, 6 May 1885, lot 233; William O'Brien, bequest booklabel dated 1899
Condition
Condition is described in the main body of the cataloguing, where appropriate
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
This fine facsimile edition, published by Joseph Smith, of the famous unexpurgated Ventisettana can be identified by the corrections to the original erroneous foliation. The text was listed on the Index of Prohibited Books in 1559, and later it was deemed acceptable if expurgated of the offending passages.