Dante Alighieri, Plumtre, E. II.. COMMEDIA AND CONZONIERE OF DANTE ALIGHIERI with Notes, Essays and Biographical Introduction. (London: Isbister & Co. Ltd., 1893, 1892) 2 volumes. Early Printings. Frontispiece colour portrait illustration after Giotto to Vol. I and engraved illustration after the Torrigiani bust at Florence to Vol. II. 8vo, publisherÕs original olive green cloth pictorially decorated in gilt and black on the covers and lettered in gilt on the spines. cxxi,383; xiii, 560 pp. A very handsome and bright copy with the text blocks clean and tight and the cloth unfaded. DanteÕs great and classic work, one of the supreme literary achievements of all time. Plumtre, as Dean of Wells, was both theologian and scholar. He studied Dante for twenty years before attempting this translation, set as close as possible to the rhythms of DanteÕs original verse. Price: USD 695.00 other currencies   order no. 11648    inquire

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