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Decameron

by Giovanni Boccaccio

1348: The Black Death is sweeping through Europe. In Florence, plague has carried off one hundred thousand people. In their Tuscan villas, seven young women and three young men tell tales to recreate the world they have lost, weaving a rich tapestry of comedy, tragedy, ribaldry and farce.Boccaccio's Decameron recasts the storytelling heritage of the ancient and medieval worlds into perennial forms that inspired writers from Chaucer and Shakespeare down to our own day. Boccaccio makes the incredible believable, with detail so sharp we can look straight into the lives of people who lived six hundred years ago. His Decameron hovers between the fading glories of an aristocratic past - the Crusades, the Angevins, the courts of France, the legendary East - and the colourful squalor of contemporary life, where wives deceive husbands, friars and monks pursue fleshly ends, and natural instincts fight for satisfaction. Here are love and jealousy, passion and pride - and a shrewd calculation of profit and loss which heralds the rise of a dynamic merchant class. These stories show us early capitalism during a moment of crisis and revelation.

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AS NEW BOOK WITH MISSING TITLE PAGE-COVER WITH LIGHT DAMAGE-COMPLETELY UNREAD-EXCELLENT CONDITION-READ ONCE CAREFULLY-TRUSTED DEVON (UK) BASED SELLER-IN STOCK-SENT WITHIN 1 WORKING DAY-AVAILABLE BY EMAIL FOR QUERIES-NO QUIBBLE REFUND IF NOT COMPLETELY SATISFIED- See more details about Decameron (Wordsworth World Literature)

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Undated hardcover with dustjacket-VOLUME 2 ONLY. Bumping to corners and top/tail of spine. Foxing to end papers. Dustajcket tatty, tear, wear and tanning to spine and corners. No major defects-unabridged, clean, complete, not falling apart; some light wear. A perfectly good reading or reference copy. See more details about The Decameron

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Darker red cloth boards. This is an ex-library reading/study copy only. Bind is intact with cloth book tape used over one hinge split. Owner name in ink with year 1933 otherwise unmarked. Cloth boards are somewhat flexible. Light to moderate outer soil. NO dustjacket. See more details about The Decameron, (the Modern Library of the World's Best Books, 71.3)

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Paperback Complete illustrated edition I to IV Black homemade removable dustcover inscripted 1924; rest All in good condition; See more details about The Decameron

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Wear and creases to the covers. Water stain to the top pages through the first third of the book that does not affect the text. Pages toned. Previous owners name on the front page. Otherwise clean and would make a good reading copy. See more details about The Decameron

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Satisfaction Guaranteed. Shipped quickly. 1930. Hardcover. Used, good. Text pages show modest aging/yellowing. Cover has some rubbing. Cover has some edge wear. See more details about The Decameron

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Satisfaction Guaranteed. Shipped quickly. Paperback. Used, acceptable. Cover has some edge wear. Small tears/creases on spine/cover. Cover has some rubbing. See more details about Decameron

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Cover a bit worn and creased, Hardback, No dustcover; Left hinge cracked; Corners bumped; rest All in good condition; See more details about The Decameron

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2005-Paperback----Used-Good-Hall Street Books proudly ships from Brooklyn, NY. All orders are processed and shipped within 24 hours, M-F. 100% money back No-Worry guarantee with expedited delivery and delivery confirmation available. See more details about Decameron (Wordsworth Classics of World Literature) (Wordsworth World Literature)

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Excellent condition, considering book's age; Pages have begun to age at top of text; actual text itself is very clean and the exterior only shows very minor shelf wear. See more details about The Decameron

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Good condition No dust jacket included. See more details about The Decameron

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Pocket size. Cloth, spine faded, edges worn. No print date. Page edges stained, binding showing at title page. See more details about The Decameron

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Good shape, medium wear. See more details about The Decameron

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