BOCCACE (Jean). The Decameron. London [Paris], 1757-1761. 5 volumes in-8° (130 x 213 mm), red morocco, triple gilt fillet framing the boards, ornate smooth spine, gilt edges (period binding). FIRST EDITION. One portrait, five ornate titles, 110 plates and 97 culs-de-lampe engraved by FLIPART, LEMPEREUR, LEMIRE... after BOUCHER, COCHIN, EISEN & GRAVELOT. Enriched copy with the SUITE DES 21 GRAVURES LIBRES PAR GRAVELOT, including the title "Estampes galantes des contes du Boccace - A Londres". From the libraries of Amé de Saint-Didier & Pierre Guy-Pellion, with bookplates. Some foxing. A GOOD, WIDE-MARGINED COPY IN RED MOROCCO WITH THE FREE SUITE BY GRAVELOT.
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BOCCACE (Jean). The Decameron. London [Paris], 1757-1761. 5 volumes in-8° (130 x 213 mm), red morocco, triple gilt fillet framing the boards, ornate smooth spine, gilt edges (period binding). FIRST EDITION. One portrait, five ornate titles, 110 plates and 97 culs-de-lampe engraved by FLIPART, LEMPEREUR, LEMIRE... after BOUCHER, COCHIN, EISEN & GRAVELOT. Enriched copy with the SUITE DES 21 GRAVURES LIBRES PAR GRAVELOT, including the title "Estampes galantes des contes du Boccace - A Londres". From the libraries of Amé de Saint-Didier & Pierre Guy-Pellion, with bookplates. Some foxing. A GOOD, WIDE-MARGINED COPY IN RED MOROCCO WITH THE FREE SUITE BY GRAVELOT.

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BOCCACE (Jean). The Decameron. London [Paris], 1757-1761. 5 volumes in-8° (130 x 213 mm), red morocco, triple gilt fillet framing the boards, ornate smooth spine, gilt edges (period binding). FIRST EDITION. One portrait, five ornate titles, 110 plates and 97 culs-de-lampe engraved by FLIPART, LEMPEREUR, LEMIRE... after BOUCHER, COCHIN, EISEN & GRAVELOT. Enriched copy with the SUITE DES 21 GRAVURES LIBRES PAR GRAVELOT, including the title "Estampes galantes des contes du Boccace - A Londres". From the libraries of Amé de Saint-Didier & Pierre Guy-Pellion, with bookplates. Some foxing. A GOOD, WIDE-MARGINED COPY IN RED MOROCCO WITH THE FREE SUITE BY GRAVELOT.
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