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BOCCACCIO, Giovanni (1313-1375). Decameron ... traduit par Antoine Le Maçon, Paris: Gibert Jeune, [1934]. 2 volumes, 4° (262 x 192mm). Coloured plates and illustrations by Umberto Brunelleschi. (A few leaves with repaired tears, some light marginal browning.) Contemporary green calf gilt (spines faded). Provenance: Le Starvan (bookplate). Limited edition.
With 3 other French illustrated books, François Marie Arouet de Voltaire's Candide ou l'Optimisme (Paris, 1933, illustrations by Brunelleschi), François Rabelais' Pantagruel. Le quart et cinquiesme livre (Paris, 1937, illustrations by Dubout) and Jean de la Fontaine's Fables (Paris, [n.d.], illustrations by Grandville, waterstained). (5)
With 3 other French illustrated books, François Marie Arouet de Voltaire's Candide ou l'Optimisme (Paris, 1933, illustrations by Brunelleschi), François Rabelais' Pantagruel. Le quart et cinquiesme livre (Paris, 1937, illustrations by Dubout) and Jean de la Fontaine's Fables (Paris, [n.d.], illustrations by Grandville, waterstained). (5)
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