La Divina Commedia - Dante Alighieri | Dell' Inferno - Del Purgatorio - Del Paradiso | Biblioteca Scelta di Opere Italiane Antiche e Moderne | col comento di G. Biagioli. [The Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri | Consisting of the Inferno - Purgatorio - and Paradiso] (3 volumes complete)
Alighieri, Dante (1265 - September 14, 1321), widely known mononymously as Dante, was an Italian poet, writer, and philosopher. [With the commentary by G. Biagioli]
(Book #ID 121336)
Published Milano, per Giovanni Silvestri 1820-1821. 1820 | 1821.
Uniform matching hard back binding in contemporary vellum covered boards, the spines divided into six panels, gilt lettered in the second and fourth over red and black leather labels, centre tools to the others, gilt cross lines. Consisting of the Inferno (1820) Purgatorio (1820) and Paradiso (1821). 16mo. 6'' x 4''. Dante Alighieri, begun the work c. 1308 and completed c. 1321, shortly before the author's death. It is widely considered the pre-eminent work in Italian literature and one of the greatest works of Western literature. Contains tissue-guarded portrait of Dante as the frontispiece to the first volume (engraved by Rados after a drawing by Bramati), 704 pp; 628 pp.; 620 pp Italian text, 2 unnumbered leaves. Ex libris George Smith with armorial book plate to each front paste down - Latin Maxim 'Honos Probitas Virtus'. Rear covers of each with shelf marks, grubby lining papers, ink blotch mark to the red label of volume I, bindings strong and tight. Customs duty applies for orders shipped into the EU from outside the EU, Delivered Duty Paid (DDP), our shipping price includes DDP. Member of the P.B.F.A.
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