BOCCACE. The Decameron of John Boccaccio, translated by Anto - Lot 103

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BOCCACE. The Decameron of John Boccaccio, translated by Anto - Lot 103
BOCCACE. The Decameron of John Boccaccio, translated by Antoine Le Macon. London (Paris, Prault), 1757-61. 5 vols. in-8 (205x125 mm.), green morocco, spine ribbed with gold thread, boards decorated with gilt thread with escutcheons at the corners, thread on the edges, small inner tooth, gilt tr. (Koehler). ONE OF THE MOST SUCCESSFUL ILLUSTRATED BOOKS OF THE ENTIRE 18TH CENTURY. This translation, published by the same editors as the Italian edition, is the most sought after. This work is decorated with a portrait, 5 frontispieces, 110 figures and 97 culs-de-lampe by Gravelot, Boucher, Cochin and Eisen, engraved by Aliamet, Flipart, Lemire, Lempereur, Saint-Aubin, etc... FIRST ISSUE (most of the etchings still have an initials printed on the back), in which the following pieces have been inserted: 1) 2 portraits by Flameng, printed on Hollande and Chine and one portrait by Worthington. 2) THE COMPLETE SUITE OF A FRONTISPICE AND 20 FREE FIGURES BY GRAVELOT), unsigned, in proofs of the first edition, the title before the letter. 3) The suite of figures by Romain de Hooge for the 1697 edition. 4) The suite of the edition published in London in 1825, engraved by Fox. 5) 5 figures (out of 8) by Marillier, surrounded by medallions for the Duprat-Letellier edition. 6) The suite of the portrait and figures by Léopold Flameng, in 2 states, before the letter, on Chine and on Hollande. 7) Two etchings for the tale : A Femme avare escroc, from this edition. Cohen-de-Ricci, 158. (some very slight foxing and a small brown spot on the front cover of one volume).
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