WALTER PIACESI (1929-2022) - Giovanni Boccaccio. Sei novelle dal 'Decameron', 19…

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WALTER PIACESI (1929-2022) - Giovanni Boccaccio. Sei novelle dal 'Decameron', 1970

Splendid art edition bearing 6 novellae from Giovanni Boccaccio's 'Decameron' illustrated by 7 original etchings by Walter Piacesi, each bearing pencil signature on the front Etchings 33x23 cm (each sheet) Within cardboard slipcase Notes Printer: Piergiorgio Spallacci, Pesaro Publisher: La Pergola, Pesaro - Urbino Total edition of 150 copies in Arabic numerals + XXV copies in Roman numerals (Exemplar 70/150 in pencil on colophon) Layout by Walter Valentini

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WALTER PIACESI (1929-2022) - Giovanni Boccaccio. Sei novelle dal 'Decameron', 1970

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