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NAPOLI 2500: History of a city and its territory

Monday 29 September 2025, 03:00 PM • Rome

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Boccaccio, Giovanni

The Decameron of MGB newly corrected and diligently printed, 1729

Estimate

€ 200 - 400

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Information

[Florence, Giunta], 1527 but [Venice, Pasinello, 1729]. In 4deg. Giunta printer's trademark on the title page and at the end, spaces for initials with guide letters, some rare and light foxing, small restoration to the upper corner of cc. 282-283, green leather binding, boards framed in a triple gilt frame, on the spine a label with gilt title, gilt edges, on the spine restorations and a small loss, minor defects.

Specialist Notes

One of the most famous forgeries of the "ventisettana." This 18th-century edition was printed in a limited run of 300 copies by Pasinello, who used the original woodcuts from the Giunti edition for the occasion.

Condition report

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