The decameron
Subtitle: containing an hundred pleasant nouels : wittily discoursed, betweene seauen honourable ladies and three noble gentlemen
Contributors: Florio, John, 1553?-1625, attributed name; Jaggard, Isaac, -1627, printer; Lewis, Charles, 1786-1836, binder; Darby, Francis, 1783 -1850, former owner; Murdock, Harold, 1862-1934, former owner
Publisher: Printed by Isaac Iaggard
Published: 1620
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Work titles: Decamerone
Notes: Signatures: Aœ́ Bœ́(℗łB1) C-Vœ́ 2Aı́ 2B-2Nœ́, [A]þ́ [par.]-2[par.]þ́ 3[par.]℗ø B-2Zþ́ 3Aœ́

Pagination: [6], 127, 146-210, [2]; [14], 134, 137-187 [i.e. 188] leaves

Title page within ornamental border; head- and tailpieces; initials.

Translation sometimes attributed to John Florio.

"The first volume has a final errata leaf; the last leaf is blank. The second volume has a preliminary blank leaf and title page reading "The decameron .. The last fiue dayes."--Cf. ESTC

The last two leaves of vol. 2 are numbered 177, 187.

Vol. 1, B ́is a cancel with recto catchword "and". Variant: with cancellandum B,́ recto catchword "then."

Entered to W. Jaggard 22 March [1620].

ESTC S106639

STC (2nd ed.) 3172

Pforzheimer, 71

Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy bound by Charles Lewis in umber morocco panelled and tooled in gilt with the armorial super-ex-libris of Francis Darby on both covers. The spine is panelled and gilt with floral tools and  two leather labels. The leather bookplate of Harold Murdock is present on the front pastedown. The final blank leaf of vol. 1 and the initial blank leaf of vol. 2 are both wanting.