The Inferno from La Divina Commedia of Dante Alighieri
New York: Printed by Richard W Ellis for Cheshire House, 1931. Blake, William. Limited Edition. Full-Leather. Very Good / Good. Item #2347267
Limited edition, #363 of 1200 copies. Includes publisher's slipcase. Minor wear to book - light blemish on front panel, lightly rubbed along edges, spine faded, a couple tiny smudges on front flyleaf, owner bookplate on front endpaper. Slipcase rubbed with some loss along corners and a stain to the bottom corner.
210 pp. Translated into English by Henry Francis Cary. 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). "Dante Alighieri's poetic masterpiece, The Divine Comedy, is a moving human drama, an unforgettable visionary journey through the infinite torment of Hell, up the arduous slopes of Purgatory, and on to the glorious realm of Paradise - the sphere of universal harmony and eternal salvation."
Price: $850.00