Hecatommithi, overo Cento Novelle di M. Giovanbattista Giraldi Cinthio
Venice: Domenico Imberti, 1593.
Later Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Very Good Condition. Item #048659
Later acid calf, rebacked, spines a little dry and cracking but bindings quite sound. Browning to endpapers, title a little soiled, mild foxing throughout, a few pages poorly opened, trimmed a little short in spots almost touching the running title.. A nice pair, about very good overall. Largely in italic type with some text in Roman. (12), 251 leaves; 232 (i.e. 233), 8 leaves
Firs published in 1565, Giraldi's tales are most famous for providing the plots to Measure for Measure (probably through the intermediary of Whetstone's Promos and Cassandra) and Othello. Size: Octavo (8vo). Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Literature & Literary; Inventory No: 048659.
Price: $650.00