1931 1st Edition (Thus) 1st PrintingWith Provenance
ALIGHIERI (DANTE) THE INFERNO FROM LA DIVINA COMMEDIA
Indices tres operum mole dunt ac veluti obsignut. Primus, quasi Catalogus, nomina recenset Authorum etiam juniororum, qui Philosophiam Aristotelis suis scripti illustrarunt. Secundus, curas & commentaries singulorum distinguis. Tertius est Thesaurus uberam.
By Rev Henry Francis Cary
Author Bio: The Reverend Henry Francis Cary (6 December 1772 – 14 August 1844) was a British author and translator, best known for his blank verse translation of The Divine Comedy of Dante.
Illustrated By: William Blake
Illustrator Bio: William Blake (28 November 1757 – 12 August 1827) was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his life, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of the poetry and visual art of the Romantic Age. On 4 August 1772, Blake was apprenticed to engraver James Basire of Great Queen Street, at the sum of £52.10, for a term of seven years. At the end of the term, aged 21, he became a professional engraver.
Provenance: Bookplate from The General Theological Seminary Library, New York, Rare Book section
Synopsis: The Divine Comedy describes Dante's journey through Hell (Inferno), Purgatory (Purgatorio), and Paradise (Paradiso); he is first guided by the Roman poet Virgil and then by Beatrice.
Format: Hardcover, folio (fo 12 × 19 in 305 × 483 mm )
Note: Binding/size selection follows standard bibliographic conventions and is approximate; exact measurements may vary.
Limited Edition: 902/1200 Copies
Language: English
Published By: Richard W Ellis for Cheshire House, New York
Condition Report:
Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Very Good - The Inferno from La Divina Commedia, from an edition limited to 1200 this is #902, translated by Rev. Henry Francis Cary, 7 plates after the engravings of William Blake, decorative initials in red, original calf stamped in blind in panel design, spine foot worn, elsewhere scuffing, housed within original presentation box, joints broken so detached in two. Composed by hand in 22 point Caslon, and an old Italic, it is printed from type by Richard Ellis. Folio (49 x 31 cm). 210 pp. Full calf with five raised bands and red leather label to spine.
Includes seven copper plate engravings from illustrations by William Blake, the only examples engraved from over a hundred he produced for a commission by John Linnell (very few of them were completely finished at the time of his death), all present as called for.
Collation:
pp.
Please see Photos as part of condition report.
SKU: BTETM0002585
Shipping Info: Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5, L: 45, W: 60 (Units: cm), W: 4Kg
Tracked Shipping, Insurance Coverage as per Customer Request
1931 1st Edition (Thus) 1st PrintingWith Provenance
ALIGHIERI (DANTE) THE INFERNO FROM LA DIVINA COMMEDIA
Indices tres operum mole dunt ac veluti obsignut. Primus, quasi Catalogus, nomina recenset Authorum etiam juniororum, qui Philosophiam Aristotelis suis scripti illustrarunt. Secundus, curas & commentaries singulorum distinguis. Tertius est Thesaurus uberam.
By Rev Henry Francis Cary
Author Bio: The Reverend Henry Francis Cary (6 December 1772 – 14 August 1844) was a British author and translator, best known for his blank verse translation of The Divine Comedy of Dante.
Illustrated By: William Blake
Illustrator Bio: William Blake (28 November 1757 – 12 August 1827) was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognised during his life, Blake is now considered a seminal figure in the history of the poetry and visual art of the Romantic Age. On 4 August 1772, Blake was apprenticed to engraver James Basire of Great Queen Street, at the sum of £52.10, for a term of seven years. At the end of the term, aged 21, he became a professional engraver.
Provenance: Bookplate from The General Theological Seminary Library, New York, Rare Book section
Synopsis: The Divine Comedy describes Dante's journey through Hell (Inferno), Purgatory (Purgatorio), and Paradise (Paradiso); he is first guided by the Roman poet Virgil and then by Beatrice.
Format: Hardcover, folio (fo 12 × 19 in 305 × 483 mm )
Note: Binding/size selection follows standard bibliographic conventions and is approximate; exact measurements may vary.
Limited Edition: 902/1200 Copies
Language: English
Published By: Richard W Ellis for Cheshire House, New York
Condition Report:
Dust Jacket: No Jacket, Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Very Good - The Inferno from La Divina Commedia, from an edition limited to 1200 this is #902, translated by Rev. Henry Francis Cary, 7 plates after the engravings of William Blake, decorative initials in red, original calf stamped in blind in panel design, spine foot worn, elsewhere scuffing, housed within original presentation box, joints broken so detached in two. Composed by hand in 22 point Caslon, and an old Italic, it is printed from type by Richard Ellis. Folio (49 x 31 cm). 210 pp. Full calf with five raised bands and red leather label to spine.
Includes seven copper plate engravings from illustrations by William Blake, the only examples engraved from over a hundred he produced for a commission by John Linnell (very few of them were completely finished at the time of his death), all present as called for.
Collation:
pp.
Please see Photos as part of condition report.
SKU: BTETM0002585
Shipping Info: Approximate Package Dimensions H: 12.5, L: 45, W: 60 (Units: cm), W: 4Kg
Tracked Shipping, Insurance Coverage as per Customer Request
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