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<dd>"Of this edition five hundred and fifty copies have been printed, five hundred of which are for sale."</dd>
<dd>A collection of 101 tales, from Italian, French, and classical sources, first printed in two volumes, 1566-67</dd>
<dd>Based on the privately printed edition of Joseph Haslewood in 1813, with his preliminary matter, and facsimiles of the original title-pages, 1566-67, and reproductions of those of the 2d edition, 1575</dd>
<dd>"Documents relating to Painter": v. 1, p. [liii]-lxii</dd></dl><br>Subjects: English literature; Italian literature; English literature</div>
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<dl><dd>Painter, William, 1540?-1594</dd>
<dd>Bandello, Matteo, 1485-1561</dd>
<dd>Boccaccio, Giovanni, 1313-1375</dd>
<dd>Marguerite, Queen, consort of Henry II, King of Navarre, 1492-1549</dd>
<dd>Jacobs, Joseph, 1854-1916</dd>
<dd>Haslewood, Joseph, 1769-1833</dd></dl></div>
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