Burgundy cloth, lettered and with silhouette cartouche on front cover in gilt, deckled text block edges. 1913 ptg. Moderate shelf/handling wear, cloth somewhat soiled/darkened, spine panel toned to brown. Cloth along spine extremities is a bit frayed, and corners show at least minor exposure. Former owner's signature on front flyleaf. xxxviii,283,297,296 pp., illus. w/ portrait fronts., 3 schematic plates. Several fore-edges are somewhat ragged from having been opened improperly, but there is no loss. Scattered underlining and annotations through about the first half of the volume. Text in the original Italian, with an extensive introduction and arguments preceding each Canto in English. Size: 8vo - over 7�" - 9�" tall.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

Dante Alighieri: La Divine Commedia [The Divine Comedy]

Publisher

D. C. Heath and Co., Boston, New York, Chicago

Publication Date

1913

Binding

Hardcover

Condition

Good

Dust Jacket Condition

Not Issued

Book Type

Book

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The Saucony Book Shop, located in the heart of scenic rural Berks County, epicenter of Pennsylvania German folk culture (our shop specialty), offers a full range of gently used, rare, and antiquarian books, with many volumes of scholarly merit and an unabashed emphasis on the quaint, the curious, and the utterly obscure. Hours by appointment or chance April through October, closed winters. Do drop by and browse the eclectic selection gracing our shelves, or ask our ferociously over-read staff for recommendations. If traveling from a distance, please call ahead to be sure that we're not off at another auction! Selling antiquarian books of merit since 1981. Full search and appraisal services; always keenly interested in purchasing quality used books, whether by the piece or by the bushel.

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Saucony Book Shop
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Full refund guaranteed on any misrepresented item returned in original condition within 30 days of receipt. We use standard ABAA grading terminology and make every attempt to represent the condition of our books accurately. For terminology, please see "A B C for Book Collectors," by John Carter, as revised by Nicolas Barker. Saucony Book Shop is a sole proprietorship registered with the U.S. Dept. of the Treasury as EIN 99-1955307.

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