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Author: John BoccaccioBinding: HardbackPublished: The Heritage Press, 1940Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThe Decameron is a collection of novellas by Giovanni Boccaccio, written in the 14th century....

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFew figures in Western literature cast as long a shadow as Giovanni Boccaccio, the fourteenth-century Florentine master whose wit, sensuality, and storytelling genius forever...

Bawdy and moving, hilarious and reflective - these stories offer the very best of Boccaccio's Decameron in a brilliant, playful new translation This hugely enjoyable volume collects the best stories...

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageWritten in the shadow of the Black Death, Giovanni Boccaccio's The Decameron is one of the most audacious...

Edition: Seventh Printing Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: The dust jacket shows some fading and age-related wear but remains...

Written during his exile from Florence in the early 1300s, Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy describes the poet's travels through hell, purgatory, and paradise, exploring the state of the human soul...

An exploration of the influence of Italy and Italians on Chaucer's life and writing. Geoffrey Chaucer might be considered the quintessential English writer, but he drew much of his inspiration...

Author: Colin Bennett (ed.); Illustrations by Andrew SkilleterBinding: HardbackPublished: Methuen Australia, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsA cornerstone of world literature, Stories From The Decameron Of Boccaccio presents...

Secondhand Italian Art & Archaeology Bargain Book Box Embark on a magnificent historical and artistic journey with this collection of eighteen specialized volumes dedicated to the art, architecture, and archaeology...