English

The decameron : containing an hundred pleasant nouels : wittily discoursed, betweene seauen honourable ladies and three noble gentlemen

Signatures: A⁶ B⁶(±B1) C-V⁶ 2A⁸ 2B-2N⁶, [A]⁴ [par.]-2[par.]⁴ 3[par.]² B-2Z⁴ 3A⁶ · Foliation: [6], 127, 146-210, [2]; [14], 134, 137-187 [i.e. 188] leaves · Title page within ornamental border; head- and tailpieces; initials · Translation sometimes attributed to John Florio · "The first volume has a final errata leaf; the last leaf is blank. The second volume has a preliminary blank leaf and title page reading "The decameron .. The last fiue dayes."--Cf. ESTC · The last two leaves of vol. 2 are numbered 177, 187 · Vol. 1, B₁ is a cancel with recto catchword "and". Variant: with cancellandum B₁, recto catchword "then." · Entered to W. Jaggard 22 March [1620] · ESTC · STC (2nd ed.) · Pforzheimer · Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy G.401.76 FOLIO bound by Charles Lewis in umber morocco panelled and tooled in gilt with the armorial super-ex-libris of Francis Darby on both covers. The spine is panelled and gilt with floral tools and two leather labels. The leather bookplate of Harold Murdock is present on the front pastedown. The final blank leaf of vol. 1 and the initial blank leaf of vol. 2 are both wanting

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