Dante Alighieri. The Inferno From la Divina Commedia of Dante Alighieri [As Translated by the Reverend Henry Francis Cary and Illustrated With the Seven Engravings of William Blake]. Cheshire House, 1931.

Price: US$395.00 + shipping

Condition: Good

Description: Number 920 of only 1200 copies. Full tooled leather, oversized. Heavy rubbing/scuffing to boards. Rubbing to spine, chipping at spine edges. Still looks good on a shelf. Pages clean. Binding sturdy. Features 7 wonderful engravings by William Blake.

Seller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.

Dante. William Blake. Henry Francis Cary, translator. The Inferno from La Divina Commedia of Dante Alighieri. Richard W. Ellis for Cheshire House. New York, 1931.

Price: US$500.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: Very large oversized hardcover. 13 x 19 inches. Bound in full leather with blindstamped title on the cover (and Cheshire House emblem). Black title label with gold lettering on the spine. Some wear to the hinges and corners, but still an attractive and impressive binding. 210 pages. A limited edition of 1200 copies of which this is number 733. Hand-printed. Title page in black and red. Contains all 7 of the William Blake engravings. Bookplate of Rev Paul J Barry on the inside front cover. A significant book. Please email with questions or to request photos. Extra shipping will be required because of the size and weight.

Seller: Riverby Books, Fredericksburg, VA, U.S.A.

Dante Alighieri; William Blake [illus.]; Henry Francis Cary [trans.]. The Inferno from La Divina Commedia. As Translated by the Reverend Henry Francis Cary and Illustrated with Seven Engravings of William Blake. Printed by Richard W. Ellis for Cheshire House, New York, 1931.

Price: US$650.00 + shipping

Condition: Very Good

Description: New York: Printed by Richard W. Ellis for Cheshire House, 1931. Limited Edition #1163 of 1200 copies, 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; front cover lettered and decorated in blind. Lacks slipcase. Boards rubbed with some flaking to extremities and general surface scratching. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. A Very Good and sturdy copy featuring Blake's extraordinary illustrations in an appropriately-sized format.

Seller: Capitol Hill Books, ABAA, Washington, DC, U.S.A.