L'Heptaméron des Nouvelles.

NAVARRE, Marguerite de. LACROIX, Paul (Reprinted and edited by).

Published by Paris: Jouaust / Librairie des Bibliophiles., 1880

Condition: Fine Hardcover

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2 volume set, 8 inches tall. A very fine full crushed morocco with gilt raised bands, delicate gilt tooling to the panels and boards. Gilt top edges. From the Library of the Late Christopher Foyle of Beeleigh Abbey. With all the original fine engravings reprinted. Following the pattern of Bocaccio's Decameron, Marguerite of Navarre intended to write 100 tales but died after completing 72, into the 8th day. Many of the stories deal with love, lust, infidelity, and other romantic and sexual matters. A very fine set of these 16th century tales in the original French. Seller Inventory # ABE-1714409184899

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Title: L'Heptaméron des Nouvelles.

Publisher: Paris: Jouaust / Librairie des Bibliophiles.

Publication Date: 1880

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

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Nick McConnell has been dealing in fine books, in particular those in their original leather bindings for over thirty five years. His stock, containing no 'recently' rebound volumes, is second to none in terms of quality and quantity. McConnell Fine Books operate from The Golden Hind Bookshop which has been selling fine old books since 1972. This picturesque seventeenth century building is on the seafront at Deal, famous for its literary associations and seafaring history. We are open by appointment. McConnell Fine Books exhibit at the top London and Paris antiquarian book shows.

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