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Christmas Special / Antique Books, Autographs and Prints

Thursday 11 December 2025 e Friday 12 December 2025, 03:00 PM • Rome

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Letteratura

Boccaccio, Giovanni

The Decameron by M. Gio. Boccaccio, based on the excellent text written by Fran.co d'Amaretto Mannelli based on the author's original., 1761

Estimate

€ 80 - 150

Sold

€ 103

The price includes buyer's premium

Information

[Lucca, Giusti-Cambiagi], 1761. In 4°. Portrait of the author on the frontispiece and image of the Basilica of San Lorenzo in Florence, Giunta lily at the end, genealogical tree of the Mannelli family and facsimile of the manuscript, copy on large paper 266 x 205 mm., burnishing, contemporary spotted calf binding, 5-ribbed spine with gilt-decorated compartments, title and author on red and green tags, blue edges, damage and losses to the caps.

Specialist Notes

Bacchi della Lega, 51-52: "This famous edition, edited by Guadagni and Bandini, was produced in Lucca on the presses of Jacopo Giusti, and is believed to have been commissioned by the printer Cambiagi of Florence...". Gamba, 187: "Most esteemed edition...". Choix II, 2898.

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