Inferno; Purgatorio; Paradiso (The Divine Comedy) (Three Volume Set)
Author(s):
Dante, Alighieri
; Cary, Henry Francis (translator)
; Hamlyn, Robin (introduction)
; Prodger, Michael (introduction
; notes)
Illustrator(s):
Blake, William
; Dali, Salvador
; Paolo, Giovanni
| Binding: | Hardcover |
|---|---|
| Size: | 8 - Folio - over 12 - 15" tall |
| Volume Condition: | Near Fine |
| Dust Jacket: | Slipcase |
| Dust Jacket Condition: | Near Fine |
| Language: | English |
|---|---|
| Publisher Name: | The Folio Society |
| Publication Place: | London, UK |
| SKU: | 040118 |
|---|---|
| Categories: | Beautiful Books , Classic Literature , Poetry, Poetical Criticism and Poets |
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Dante's complete The Divine Comedy, in three volumes, each housed in a slipcase.Β Volume I (Inferno): 2004 reprint, in a new binding.Β xviii, 152pp, with colour plate frontispiece and numerous further colour plate illustrations all by William Blake.Β Quarter bound in brown leather, gilt lettering to spine, silk moire boards, top edge sprayed brown, dark brown endpapers.Β Β Volume II (Purgatorio): Second printing from 2008.Β xvi, colour plate frontispiece and 32 further colour plate illustrations, all by Salvador Dali.Β Quarter bound in blue leather, gilt lettering to spine, silk moire boards, top edge sprayed blue, deep blue endpapers.Β Β Volume III (Paradiso): 2009, first thus.Β xii, 202pp, generously illustrated in full colour by Giovanni Paolo.Β Quarter bound in blue leather, gilt lettering to spine, with silk moire boards, top edge sprayed blue, deep blue endpapers.
Each volume presented in a matching coloured slipcase, one illustrated panel on each.Β Folios,Β All three volumes in near fine condition - neat, clean, bright and tight - throughout barring a hint of discolouration along the fore edge of the front panel of Purgatorio.Β Β In like slipcases showing just some very gentle shelf wear.Β A large and very heavy set, with an estimated packed weight of circa 6.5kg - which may incur an additional charge for overseas delivery.
Keywords:
Classic Literature
Folio Society
Beautiful Books
Poetry
Dante