The Decameron Vol I and II by Giovanni Boccaccio
First Complete English Edition. Unpaginated. No dust jacket. Brown cloth. New Translation from the Italian. Two volumes bound together, each paginated separately. Moderate tanning, with light foxing and marking to pages. Heavy tanning to text block edges. Moderate cracking to hinges, causing boards to be loose. Light tanning and rub-marking to pastedowns and endpapers, with pencil inscriptions to front. Boards have moderate shelf wear, with rubbing and marking. Heavy bumping to corners and crushing to spine ends, causing cloth to fray. Book has noticeable forward lean. Small area of loss to front joint of spine.