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Lot 25
Boccaccio (Giovanni) [Декамерон] The Decameron, translated by Alexander Veselovsky, 2 vol., , Moscow, Kushnerev, 1891
Hammer Price: £200
Description
Boccaccio (Giovanni) [Декамерон] The Decameron, translated by Alexander Veselovsky, 2 vol., vol.1 frontispiece, plates and illustrations, light edge-spotting, else clean, contemporary morocco-backed cloth, spines gilt in compartments, 8vo, Moscow, Kushnerev, 1891.
⁂ First edition of the first full Russian translation of Boccaccio's classic story cycle. Translated by Veselovsky whose literary theories laid the groundwork for comparative literary studies.
Description
Boccaccio (Giovanni) [Декамерон] The Decameron, translated by Alexander Veselovsky, 2 vol., vol.1 frontispiece, plates and illustrations, light edge-spotting, else clean, contemporary morocco-backed cloth, spines gilt in compartments, 8vo, Moscow, Kushnerev, 1891.
⁂ First edition of the first full Russian translation of Boccaccio's classic story cycle. Translated by Veselovsky whose literary theories laid the groundwork for comparative literary studies.
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