The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio Illustrated by Rockwell Kent

2 editions! Jump-Starting-a-Kent-Collection, or, Filling-in-the-Gaps-in-the-Kent Collector’s-Collection. 

The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio. Translated by Richard Aldington and illustrated by Rockwell Kent – with 32 full pages in color and several chapter head illustrations. Bound in green and tan cloth, with green text plates, and a full color illustration on the dust wrapper. This edition was published in 1949 by Garden City Publishing Company. Some soiling and chipping to the dust wrapper, all else clean.

And… The Decameron of Giovanni Boccaccio, two volume set. This boxed edition was also published in 1949 by Garden City Publishing Company. The edition is limited to one thousand five hundred numbered copies – this being number 1205 – and is signed by the artist. The books are in very good condition, with the box receiving some soiling and wear.

$255. (Both books)