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Genuine Leather Binding. 22kt Gold Accents. Gilded Page Ends. Acid-Neutral Paper. Moire Fabric Endsheets. Evocative Illustrations and Decorations. [Easton Press]

Spanking new. No tear. No scratches. No shelf-wear

. Collector's Edition. One of "The 100 Greatest Books Ever Written"

The Decameron is a frame tale in which ten young people fleeing the Black Death outside Florence entertain one another with a hundred stories over ten days. The tales range from bawdy and comic to tragic and edifying, depicting merchants, lovers, tricksters, and clergy in situations that reveal human ingenuity and folly. Boccaccio's work celebrates storytelling as a way to confront fear, explore desire, and reflect on the unpredictability of fortune.

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