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Dante Alighieri. The Divine Comedy, Vol. II, Purgatorio. Ticknor and Fields, Boston, 1867.
Price: US$99.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Green cloth, gold lettering, cracked along spine, cover loose, text solid. FER
Seller: Sleepy Hollow Books, Huntington, VT, U.S.A.
Price: US$200.01 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Bound in green beveled boards with gilt titles, vi, 410. Page 350 note 32 "It will be noted". . There is a 2 1/2" split at the back gutter, some wear at the tips Top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed. There are one fox spot on two leaves and facing leaves for a total of four fox spots. Green and gilt are bright, contents very good. Royal octavo.
Seller: Kerkhoff Books DIV KSI, Warsaw, IN, U.S.A.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Front cover is detached but present, previous owner names, foxing, general wear Starts from page 224-410 Chapter 2 ends p 219 DATE PUBLISHED: 1867 EDITION: 410
Seller: Princeton Antiques Bookshop, Atlantic City, NJ, U.S.A.
Price: US$716.36 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: DESCRIPTION: First edition thus of Dante's work, first edition of Ticknor and Fields three-volume set in half leather and marbled board cover. Marbled pastedowns and free endpapers, five raised spine bands; top edges gilt, fore and bottom edges are rough trimmed. Gilt lettering to spine. 10 x 7 ½ inches. Printed on laid paper. The title page has a classic and simple design typical of the 19th century. -CONDITION: All three volumes have tight bindings and strong joints and hinges. Leather and boards scuffed, with some loss to the leather due to scratches and peel offs; edge-wear, and corners bumped; mild foxing. The texts are clean and unmarked, toning to the pages, more so in the margins. Picture sets 1 and 2 show the outside condition of the books, and picture sets 3 to 5 show the inside of volumes one to three respectively. Volume 1 is in good condition, water-stain to the endpapers and margins of the first 50 or so pages. Worst on pages 12 and 13, as shown in pictures, included are pictures of preceding and following pages. To show that they are not water stained. Vol 2 is in very good condition (see picture set 4). Vol 3 has damp stain to the top of the front free endpaper and cover page, otherwise very good (picture set 5). The books are free from mold or mildew. - ABOUT THE BOOK AND THE TITLE: Longfellow's translation of "The Divine Comedy" is considered a pivotal work in the history of English translations of Dante. It played a crucial role in introducing Dante's ideas and literary style to an American audience and is still referenced and studied for its poetic and scholarly merits. - NOTE: Due to the heavy weight of these books, extra shipping charges may apply. Happy to send more pictures and answer any questions.
Seller: Summerhill Curiosities, Toronto, ON, Canada
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: 3 somewhat largish volumes bound in green cloth with gilt lettering. Mild wear at the head of the spines of two volumes, a tear to the spine cloth on the third. Otherwise very bright and clean and solid copies of the famous Longfellow translation.
Seller: Gerry Kleier Rare Books, Martinez, CA, U.S.A.
Price: US$1381.11 + shipping
Description: Very good copies in the original gilt-blocked cloth over bevelled boards. Spine replaced on volume 1; presentation inscription by Mrs. Elizabeth Jaaffe. Provenance; bookplate of Alma College, Calif. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains a particularly well-preserved set overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Contains notes and illustrative matter, in double columns. Each vol. is preceded by two of Longfellow's sonnets on translating the Divina commedia. Contents;[1]. The vision of Hell -- [2]. The Purgatory -- [3]. The Paradise. Subjects; Dante Alighieri 1265-1321. Divina commedia. Italian poetry To 1400 ; Translations into English. Italian Poetry.Translations. English Poetry. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books Ltd., Galway, Ireland
Price: US$1510.00 + shipping
Description: Very good copies in the original gilt-blocked cloth over bevelled boards. Spine replaced on volume 1; presentation inscription by Mrs. Elizabeth Jaaffe. Provenance; bookplate of Alma College, Calif. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains a particularly well-preserved set overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Contains notes and illustrative matter, in double columns. Each vol. is preceded by two of Longfellow's sonnets on translating the Divina commedia. Contents;[1]. The vision of Hell -- [2]. The Purgatory -- [3]. The Paradise. Subjects; Dante Alighieri 1265-1321. Divina commedia. Italian poetry To 1400 ; Translations into English. Italian Poetry.Translations. English Poetry. 1 Kg.
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.