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Les dix journées de Jean Boccace, an illustrated edition edited by Paul Lacroix and illustrated by Flameng, in four volumes bound in brown half-leather by Librairie des Bibliophiles (1873).
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Charming illustrated collection of this luxurious edition of the Decameron, produced under the direction of Paul Lacroix, known as Bibliophile Jacob, and illustrated by Flameng.
This company is part of the 19th-century bibliophilic movement, which aimed to offer enthusiasts classic texts in elegant and scholarly formats.
The work follows the structure of the ten days during which, in a villa outside Florence struck by the plague, ten young people tell each other one hundred stories blending tales of love, adventure, cunning, and fortune.
Lacroix's editorial work highlights the literary and historical richness of the text, accompanied by learned notes and a critical apparatus designed to illuminate the cultural and social references of the 14th century.
Flameng's illustrations add a visual dimension that transposes the narrative universe into a romantic and historicist aesthetic, enhancing the edition's appeal to collectors.
The whole reflects the French reception of the Decameron as a masterpiece of Italian prose, while embodying the spirit of the 19th-century bibliophile, concerned with combining erudition, art, and the pleasure of reading.
Boccace & Paul Lacroix / Flameng - The Ten Days of Jean Boccace - 1873 - Volumes I, II, III, and IV - Librairie des Bibliophiles
4) -xliii-132-201 pages and 3 illustrations outside the text / (4)-161-139 pages and 2 illustrations outside the text / (4)-134-74-115 pages and 3 illustrations outside the text / (4)-162-94-231-(1) pages and 3 illustrations outside the text -
Very good condition of the bindings, books in their original brown half-morocco with corner tips, marbled boards, slight signs of use, lightly rubbed headbands and corners, jaspé edges, smooth spine decorated with gold motifs, gilded titles, volume numbers, and date, with gilded borders bordering the boards and corners.
Good interior condition, browning, attractive headbands, beautiful initial letters, tailpieces, works enriched with fine engravings outside the text, including frontispiece, title in red and black, marbled endpapers in good condition.
Delivery service guaranteed within a few days.
Charming illustrated collection of this luxurious edition of the Decameron, produced under the direction of Paul Lacroix, known as Bibliophile Jacob, and illustrated by Flameng.
This company is part of the 19th-century bibliophilic movement, which aimed to offer enthusiasts classic texts in elegant and scholarly formats.
The work follows the structure of the ten days during which, in a villa outside Florence struck by the plague, ten young people tell each other one hundred stories blending tales of love, adventure, cunning, and fortune.
Lacroix's editorial work highlights the literary and historical richness of the text, accompanied by learned notes and a critical apparatus designed to illuminate the cultural and social references of the 14th century.
Flameng's illustrations add a visual dimension that transposes the narrative universe into a romantic and historicist aesthetic, enhancing the edition's appeal to collectors.
The whole reflects the French reception of the Decameron as a masterpiece of Italian prose, while embodying the spirit of the 19th-century bibliophile, concerned with combining erudition, art, and the pleasure of reading.
Boccace & Paul Lacroix / Flameng - The Ten Days of Jean Boccace - 1873 - Volumes I, II, III, and IV - Librairie des Bibliophiles
4) -xliii-132-201 pages and 3 illustrations outside the text / (4)-161-139 pages and 2 illustrations outside the text / (4)-134-74-115 pages and 3 illustrations outside the text / (4)-162-94-231-(1) pages and 3 illustrations outside the text -
Very good condition of the bindings, books in their original brown half-morocco with corner tips, marbled boards, slight signs of use, lightly rubbed headbands and corners, jaspé edges, smooth spine decorated with gold motifs, gilded titles, volume numbers, and date, with gilded borders bordering the boards and corners.
Good interior condition, browning, attractive headbands, beautiful initial letters, tailpieces, works enriched with fine engravings outside the text, including frontispiece, title in red and black, marbled endpapers in good condition.
Delivery service guaranteed within a few days.
Details
Number of Books
4
Subject
Illustrated, Literature
Book Title
Les dix journées de Jean Boccace
Author/ Illustrator
Boccace & Paul Lacroix / Flameng
Condition
Very good
Publication year oldest item
1873
Edition
Illustrated Edition
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Librairie des Bibliophiles
Binding/ Material
Half leather
Number of pages
1486
