LOT 3574
13th December 2022
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LOT 3574
BURTON, Richard F. (translator). - Giambattista BASILE. 'Gian Alesio Abbattutis'. Il Pentamerone; or, The Tale of Tales. London: Henry and Co., 1893. 2 vols. Limited edition, this being number 94 of 165 large paper copies, large 8vo (255 x 156mm.) (Toning, spotting to endpapers). Original brown cloth (extremities bumped, some rubbing to spine ends). Note: 'Gian Alesio Abbattutis' was an anagrammatic pseudonym for 'Giambattista Basile'. Originally published in Naples in 1634, the 'Il Pentamerone' contains the earliest variants of many fairy tales (2).
Hammer price: £55
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