First published in three volumes in Lucca in 1554, the fourth volume appeared in Lyon in 1573 under the title: La quarta parte de Le nouelle del Bandello nuouamente composte: ne per l'adietro date in Luce. Vol. 4 also has a variant imprint (Appresso Alessandro Marsilij (Colophon: Stampato in Lione per Pietro Roussino)), and was issued in octavo format.--Cf. NUC pre-1956

Vol. 1-3: illustrated, engraved title pages; woodcut historiated initials; vol. 2: printer's device on verso of penultimate leaf; v. 3: device on verso of last leaf; vol. 4: publisher's device on t.p.; head- and tail-pieces; woodcut historiated initials.

Signatures: vol.1: A-2Zþ́; vol.2: A-3Cþ́; vol.3: A-2Fþ́; vol. 4: ı́(-)́ a-xı́ yþ́

Vol. 1: 368 leaves; v. 2: 390, [2] leaves; v. 3: 231, [1] leaves; v. 4: [8], 171, [1] leaves.

BM STC Italian ,1465-1600, p. 19

NUC pre-1956 NB 0090353

Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy bound in early olive-green morocco panelled in triple-ruled gilt. The armorial super-ex-libris of John Ker, 3rd Duke of Roxburghe, is present on all covers and the armorial bookplate of the Barton Library on all front pastedowns. The front flyleaves of vol. 4 contain a multi-page early inscription summarizing the contents and publication history of the collection.