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Il Pentamerone, or The Tale of Tales, Being a Translation by Sir Richard Burton

Author(s):

Basile, Giovanni Batiste; Burton, Richard (translator)

Illustrator(s):

Binding:

Hardcover

Volume Condition:

Very Good

Dust Jacket:

Dust Jacket Condition:

N/A

Dust Jacket Protection:

N/A

Edition:

–

Impression:

–

Signature:

None

Language:

English

Publisher Name:

Liveright Publishing

Publication Year:

1943

Publication Place:

New York, USA

ISBN:

–

Book ID:

030847

Catalogue(s):

Myths, Legends, Folklore and Fairy Tales

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xxiv, 256pp. Black cloth-covered boards with gilt decoration and gilt titles on red relief on spine. Deckled fore edge. Black endpapers. Decorated title page. 8vo. Cloth slightly shelf worn, gently rounded at spine ends, single mild ridge on front panel. Text block edges a tad toned and hint of creaminess to page faces else neat, clean and tight.

Il Pentamerone is a collection of Neopolitan fairy stories from the 14th-16th centuries, first collected and written by Basile, and here translated into English by Sir Richard Burton. Widely considered to be one of the earliest collections of fairy tales and Burton’s is perhaps the finest translation into English.

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