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Published by A. Strahan for T. Cadell, London, 1802
Seller: Whitmore Rare Books, Inc. -- ABAA, ILAB, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
First English language edition. The first complete translation into English of Dante's "Divine Comedy." Bound in full contemporary calf. Boards ruled in gilt with decorative blindstamped borders. Armorial insignia of the Dunalley baronage blindstamped on the front of each board. Marbled end papers and text block. Spines joints and corners repaired. Internally clean and fresh, with Catherine Dunalley's name written in pencil on the title page of each volume (wife of Henry Prittie, 1st Baron Dunalley). A handsome set overall. Three 8vo volumes (pages 215 x 128 mm), collating: vi, [2], 408; [ii], 56, [ii (divisional title)], 57-62, 65-384 (complete); [ii], 420pp., engraved frontispiece portrait plate of Dante by Thomas Stothard in vol.1; complete. One of the world's great masterpieces and a foundational text of Italian literature. The Comedy took over a decade for Dante to write, he worked on it in exile, having been sent out of his native Florence in 1302, when his political faction fell out of favor. The work's genius was quickly recognized -- Boccaccio himself was so obsessed with it that he was responsible for adding the prefix "Divine." Over the years, it has influenced countless writers, among them Ezra Pound, T. S. Eliot, and James Joyce. Borges claimed it was "the best book literature has achieved." Boyd (1748/49 - 1832), a member of the Irish clergy, released his first English translation of the Inferno in 1785, following up with the complete work in this 1802 edition. His translation would help bring Dante back into literary circles after he had fallen by the critical wayside in the aftermath of the Renaissance and Enlightenment. The Divine Comedy soon regained its popularity; before the 19th century was up Longfellow would also try his hand at a translation and William Blake would make drawings of some of its more famous passages.
Published by The artist / Mary Ryan Gallery, New York, 2000
Seller: Cole & Contreras / Sylvan Cole Gallery, Sitges, BCN, Spain
First Edition Signed
Michael Mazur (illustrator). Two volumes, complete. Text excerpts in Italian and English, with 41 ORIGINAL LARGE FOLIO ETCHINGS (sheet size: 25 x 19 inches) BY MICHAEL MAZUR. Edition limited to 25 numbered copies of the bound issue (50 unbound sets were also issued), with an additional pencil-signed etching by Mazur laid in. Printed on fine wove paper. Elephant folio. Bound in quarter black Niger morocco by the Harcourt Bindery. FINE AND BRIGHT, WITH NO DEFECTS. ONE OF THE GREAT CONTEMPORARY INTERPRETATIONS OF THE INFERNO.
Published by London: Printed by A. Strahan, for T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies, 1802, 1802
Seller: Peter Harrington. ABA/ ILAB., London, United Kingdom
First Edition
First complete edition in English of the Divine Comedy and the first publication in English of the Purgatorio and the Paradiso; the Inferno here in its fourth appearance in English, following the first edition of 1782 and the Dublin and London editions by Boyd in 1785. This complete edition helped "re-establish an audience for Dante, whose reputation had suffered a decline in the previous century" (ODNB). The translator, the Church of Ireland clergyman Henry Boyd (1748/9-1832), stamped his own character on this text with a lengthy introductory preface and an historical essay, the latter in addition to his translation of Leonardo Bruni's Life of Dante. Boyd celebrates Dante as an original genius whose reputation had been unjustly diminished by unimaginative laws of criticism dominated by the French propensity to "cast a damp upon original invention". Interestingly, Boyd attempts to associate the resurgence of Dante with the contemporary rise of radical thought and politics "in this age of enlightened reason and adventurous discovery" (vol. I, p. 1). Fiske Catalogue of the Dante Collection vol. I, p. 43; Lowndes, vol. I., p. 589. 3 volumes, octavo (229 x 142 mm). Contemporary half calf, smooth spines lettered and tooled in gilt, marbled sides. Vol. I with stipple-engraved frontispiece portrait, engraved by R. H. Cromek after T. Stothard. Bound without half-titles. Very light shadow of bookplates to front pastedowns, early signature "Beck" to front free endpaper of vol. I. Joints and extremities neatly restored, 55 mm closed tear to fore edge of B1 into text without loss, light spotting. A very good copy.
Published by A. Strahan for T. Cadell and W. Davies, London, 1802
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
First Edition
Condition: Near Fine. First Complete Edition in English. First edition of the first full translation of Dante's Divine Comedy into English. Octavo. Three volumes bound in contemporary full calf with gilt stamping and raised bands to spine. Light rubbing to bindings, darkening to spines; shallow chip to head of Volume III. Tanning and light foxing to interiors, particularly the title page of Volume I, joints repaired at an early date, usual wear and toning due to age; last textual leaf of Volume II is partially detached along the top half. Housed in a custom chemise slipcase with green gilt-stamped morocco spine over green cloth. An important edition which brought Dante's epic work to an English speaking audience for the first time in its completeness, also marking the first publication in English of the Purgatorio and the Paradiso; the Inferno is here is in its fourth publication in English, following the first edition of 1782, and Boyd's 1785 Dublin and London editions. This edition was also instrumental in "assisting to re-establish an audience for Dante, whose reputation had suffered a decline in the previous century." A fantastic set in a beautiful contemporary binding, housed in a custom slipcase.
Published by A. Strahan for T. Cadell, London, 1802
Seller: Whitmore Rare Books, Inc. -- ABAA, ILAB, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
First English language edition. The first complete translation into English of Dante's "Divine Comedy." Bound in recent, full maroon straight-grained morocco, smooth spines ruled and titled in gilt, marbled end papers, all edges sprinkled red. The odd spot or bit of foxing internally, heaviest in the third volume, but an excellent set overall. Three 8vo volumes (pages 211 x 132 mm), collating: vi, [2], 408; [ii], 56, [ii (divisional title)], 57-62, 65-384 (complete); [ii], 420pp., engraved frontispiece portrait plate of Dante by Thomas Stothard in vol.1; complete. One of the world's great masterpieces and a foundational text of Italian literature. The Comedy took over a decade for Dante to write, he worked on it in exile, having been sent out of his native Florence in 1302, when his political faction fell out of favor. The work's genius was quickly recognized -- Boccaccio himself was so obsessed with it that he was responsible for adding the prefix "Divine." Over the years, it has influenced countless writers, among them Ezra Pound, T. S. Eliot, and James Joyce. Borges claimed it was "the best book literature has achieved." Boyd (1748/49 - 1832), a member of the Irish clergy, was responsible for the first English translation of the Inferno in 1785 as well as the complete work in this 1802 edition. His translation would help bring Dante back into literary circles after he had fallen by the critical wayside in the aftermath of the Renaissance and Enlightenment. The Divine Comedy soon regained its popularity; before the 19th century was up Longfellow would also try his hand at a translation and William Blake would make drawings of some of its more famous passages.
Published by Librairie de L. Hachette et Cie, Paris, 1861
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.
First Edition
First Hachette edition with French text of Dore's magnificently illustrated edition of Dante's Inferno. Folio, bound in full morocco by Antoine Chatelin with elaborate Grolieresque gilt-decorated morocco onlays to the spine and panels, gilt turn-ins and inner dentelles, full gilt-decorated morocco doublures, watered silk endleaves stamped in gilt, marbled endpapers, illustrated with 75 full-page engravings by Gustave Dore including his striking frontispiece portrait of Dante. French translation by Pier-Angelo Fiorentino, accompanied by the text in Italian. In near fine condition. Housed in a custom clamshell box. An exceptional presentation linking two great artists of the 19th century. Widely considered the most important work of Italian literature and one of the greatest works of world literature, Dante's Divine Comedy takes as its literal subject the state of the soul after death and presents an image of divine justice meted out as due punishment or reward. The work was originally simply titled Comedà a (so also in the first printed edition, published in 1472), Tuscan for "Comedy", and was later adjusted to the modern Italian Commedia. The adjective Divina was added by Giovanni Boccaccio, in reference to the work's subject matter and lofty style, and the first edition to name the poem Divina Comedia was that of Venetian humanist Lodovico Dolce, published in 1555 by Gabriele Giolito de' Ferrari.
Published by Giovanbattista e Marchiò Sessa e fratelli, Venice, 1564
Seller: Rodger Friedman Rare Book Studio, ABAA, Tuxedo, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Condition: Very Good. First Sessa edition. Venice: Giovanbattista e Marchiò Sessa e fratelli, 1564. First Sessa edition. Very Good. Folio (32 cm); [28] 396 (erroneously numbered 392) leaves. Italic and Roman type, with the text of the poem in Italic surrounded by commentary in Roman. 96 woodcut illustrations in text, and celebrated portrait of author on title page, from which this edition derives its distinguishing nickname, "Dante del gran naso" or "Big-nose Dante." Sessa cat-and-mouse device on verso of last leaf. In 18th-century densely speckled leather binding, double fillet borders in blind, with five raised bands and compartments on spine decorated in gilt with hand tools. Red leather title label. Notes in ink on rear free endpaper dated 1807. Red speckled edges. Hinges splt but holding. First signature slightly sprung yet holding. Occasional scattered stains. A handsome copy in strong binding! References: Mambelli, 40; Adams D-103; STC Italian 210; Gamba 390. We throw the word "iconic" around quite a bit, but it can be applied literally to this edition of Dante, recognizable by the portrait on the title page and known as the "Big-Nose Dante" (Dante del Gran Naso). To prepare the text, Francesco Sansovino (1521-1586) stitched together the important but largely unheralded textual commentary of Alessandro Vellutello with the famous but old-fashioned commentary of the humanist Cristoforo Landino. This critical apparatus is disposed on the page in roman type surrounding the text of the poem in italic type. Sansovino used Pietro Bembo's redaction of the text (Aldus, 1502), but diligently revised certain aspects of spelling and orthography. This edition of 1564 remained the model for future editions of the poem through the rest of the 16th century and, according to some, is the first version of Dante to be illustrated with "modern" (that is, in the supple Renaissance style) figures.
Published by A. Strahan, 1802
Seller: McClosky's Antiquarian Books & Cards, Georgina, ON, Canada
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Dante, Alighieri. The Divina Commedia. London: T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies, 1802. First edition, 3 volumes, 8 vo., vi, [2], 408; [4], 384; [4], 420. This is the 1st edition of the first English translation of Dante's The Divine Comedy by Henry Boyd. Printed and published by A. Strahan, New-Street Square; for T. Cadell Jun. and W. Davies, in the Strand (London), 1802. Complete in 3 volumes with engraved frontispiece of Dante. This set is attractively bound in contemporary mottled calf-leather boards. The spine of each volume is divided into compartments by double gilt decorative rolls and black leather title and volume labels, along with tooled gilt ornaments, gilded board edges, and plain end-papers. Very good condition; minor damages of leather boards, scuffing of edges and bumped corners; all 6 boards remain securely bound and attached, with tenderness, cracking of board joints, and slight separations appearing only at the bottom corners of the front board of Inferno and the back-board of Purgatorio; mottled calf-leather, with minor scratches and gouging, as well as chipping at the top and bottom of the spine ends; internally the books are all excellent, clean and unmarked, without any damages or foxing, and all of the pages securely bound and intact. An attractive and well-preserved copy of the 1st English edition of all three volumes of Dante's timeless epic poem. Henry Boyd's complete translation was issued in 1802, almost five centuries after the 14th-century Italian original. Boyd provided the very first full translation of La Commedia into English, translating Dante's work into rhymed 6-line stanzas. Prior to 1802, there was little attention in the English-speaking Protestant world to Alighieri's work, given its deeply Catholic nature. Today, however, the Divine Comedy has been translated into English more times than it has into any other language, and new English translations continue to be published regularly. This beautifully preserved first-edition three-volume set. Collation: Complete. 3 volumes, 8 vo, volume 1: vi, (1), 2-408, engraved frontispiece portrait; volume 2: (1-3), 4-384; volume 3: (2), (1-2), 3-420, index, errata et addenda.
Published by C. Dilly, London, 1785
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. A Translation of the Inferno of Dante Alighieri, in English Verse, with Historical Notes, and the Life of Dante. To Which is Added, A Specimen of a New Translation of the Orlando Furioso of Ariosto. By Henry Boyd. 2 Volume set complete. Translated by Henry Boyd (c. 1750-1832), an Irish cleric. This work was published by subscription, and Dublin and London editions printed in the same year of 1785. Boyd went on to produce a full three volume translation of Dante's Divine Comedy (Divina Commedia), in 1802. Published by C. Dilly, London, 1785. First London edition. A scarce, rare edition, seldom offered for sale in modern times. In two volumes, complete. A set of two fine hardbacks with later tan leather calf binding to spine and corners, with raised bands and gilt titles, with brown morroco labels. Just a little bumping and wear. Soundly bound. Marbled endpapers. No ownership inscriptions or labels. A handsome set with bright and clean text throughout. Top edge is gilt and still shiny. Vertical edge of text block with some light marginal edge spotting. Lower edge (and occasional vertical edge) have some uneven rough cut pages, as issued. Some light spotting to endpapers. A small nibbled marginal loss to first title page along the lower rough cut edge. Occasional minor mark, but overall amost attractive set of this scarce London printing. Text in English. Vol I: viii +367pp; Vol II: 454pp. Weight approximately 1200g (the set - unpacked). Dimensions: Each volume approximately 195mm high x 129mm wide x 30-34mm deep. More photos on request.
Published by T Cadell Jun. and W Davies, London, 1802
Seller: ecbooks, Orkney Islands, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Half-Leather. Condition: Good. T Stothard (illustrator). 1st Edition. A good to very good copy of the first translation into English of Dante's Divine Comedy. This copy retains the original marbled boards, with new calf spines and corners, so the bindings are clean, sound and tight with some light scuffing to the boards. The translation was completed by Henry Boyd, then Vicar of Rathfryland in County Down. The contents are complete with frontispiece portrait by Stothard and titles and half titles to each volume. Vol I: frontispiece; title; dedication; half title to Inferno; text 408pp. Vol II: title; half title; preliminary essay and text 384pp. Vol III: title; half title; preliminary essay and text with index, errata and addenda 420pp (more detailed collation available on request). All the volumes retain their original endpapers with repair at the joints and stamped ownership details of Richd Hopkins of Huntingdonshire. All the endpapers have some marking and Vol II has lost the corner tip of the rear free endpaper. Contents overall are clean with some browning and spotting at times, particularly noticeable at the beginning of Vol II where there tends to be mottling in the top outer corner and the paper is a little fragile there, and brown toning to later leaves. Vol I has a brown mark in top margin of pp 156/7, possibly from an old page marker. Vol III has professional paper repair to the bottom corner of p 229. Please enquire if you would like to see further images.
Published by Chez Jean Porson, Paris, 1950
Seller: Cole & Contreras / Sylvan Cole Gallery, Sitges, BCN, Spain
First Edition Signed
Four volumes, complete. ONE OF ONLY 24 "EXEMPLAIRES DE TETE" OF ONE OF THE GREAT ILLUSTRATED INFERNOS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY. Illustrated with 108 ORIGINAL ETCHINGS BY EDOUARD GOERG, including 36 full-page hors-texte plates. From a total edition of 250 numbered copies, this is one of 24 copies beautifully printed on fine wove paper (specially made for this edition) with two original drawings, two copper plates used for the book, an extra suite of the 108 etchings without text, and 236 proofs of intermediate states (THUS 452 ORIGINAL ETCHINGS IN ALL, ILLUSTRATING THE EVOLUTION OF ALL OF THE ETCHINGS AND THUS OF THE ARTIST'S CONCEPTION OF THE PROJECT AS A WHOLE). Folio. Loose as issued in wraps, board chemises and slipcases. FINE AND BRIGHT, A PRISTINE SET, EXACTLY AS ISSUED. Skira 137 (it is a interesting that Skira cites the book, as Skira was issued in 1946 and the book didn't appear until 1950--demonstrating just how much time was required for production.).
Published by Ecco Press, Hopewell, NJ, 1993
Seller: James S. Jaffe Rare Books, LLC, ABAA, Deep River, CT, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Condition: A handsome book, as new. CLEMENTE, Francesco. (illustrator). Small folio, quarter black calf & red silk over boards, slipcase, by Claudia Cohen. A handsome book, as new. First edition, deluxe issue. Limited to 125 copies signed by each of the translators & with an original etching signed by Francesco Clemente laid in. The translators include Heaney, Strand, Halpern, Kinnell, Clampitt, Jorie Graham, Charles Wright, Richard Howard, Stanley Plumly, C. K. Williams, Alfred Corn, Robert Haas, Sharon Olds, & Cynthia Macdonald. The text was set in Monotype Dante & printed letterpress by Michael & Winifred Bixler on Rives heavyweight paper.
Published by William D. Ticknor (privately printed), Boston, 1843
Seller: Cole & Contreras / Sylvan Cole Gallery, Sitges, BCN, Spain
First Edition
JOHN NEAL'S COPY, with his lightly-penciled annotations, OF THE FIRST AMERICAN EDITION OF ANY PART OF DANTE'S DIVINE COMEDY. 83 pp. + an engraved portrait frontispiece of Dante by David Claypool Johnston. The translator, Thomas William Parsons (1819-1892), was a leading Boston dentist (!), poet, and intellectual. A contemporary (and acquaintance) of Longfellow, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Emerson, Thoreau, and James Russell Lowell, this is his first published work. Although he was only in his early 20s when he composed this translation, he demonstrates a highly-developed poetic sensibility and the work has considerable literary merit (and doubtless played a role in encouraging Parsons' friend Longfellow to translate the entire Comedy a few decades later). Still, Dante was relatively unknown in America during the early 19th century, and so very few copies of this privately-printed edition were issued. This is AN OUTSTANDING ASSOCIATION COPY, with a presentation inscription from Parsons to JOHN NEAL, ESQ. Neal (1793-1876) was an intellectual who traveled in the same literary circles as Parsons. He is considered the first American author to use slang in his writing, and was an early proponent of women's rights (and a lawyer, boxer, and architect as well). Neal read this book carefully, as attested by several brief, lightly-penciled marginal annotations. Published by William Davis Ticknor (1810-1864), who went on to found Ticknor and Fields. Printed on fine wove paper. Large 8vo. BOUND IN THE ORIGINAL CLOTH-BACKED BOARDS, WITH THE ORIGINAL PAPER SPINE LABEL INTACT. Some wear to extremities of binding, but structurally solid. INTERNALLY FINE AND BRIGHT. Housed in a custom-made cloth folding case. Colomb de Batines I, 269 (not mentioning the frontispiece portrait present here); BAL 15518 (with note that this work is cited without being seen). A truly exceptional copy of an important and extremely rare book.
Published by Widukind Presse, Dresden, 2003
Seller: Cole & Contreras / Sylvan Cole Gallery, Sitges, BCN, Spain
First Edition Signed
Hanif Lehmann (illustrator). A portfolio of 51 haunting original etchings by Hanif Lehmann printed on extremely fine, thick wove paper, with 12 pages of relevant text excerpts from Dante's Inferno in German, as translated by Stefan George. ONE OF ONLY FIVE COPIES OF THE LARGE FOLIO EDITION WITH ALL OF THE ETCHINGS SIGNED, JUSTIFIED, AND TITLED BY THE ARTIST (in the regular edition, limited to 25 copies, there are only 48 etchings, and they are not signed). Each of these five copies was printed for a specific collector, named in the printed justification: this copy was printed for a well-known Italian opera singer. The justification is also signed by the artist. The brooding portrait of Dante (the frontispiece) in this copy is the very first impression taken from the plate, and is justified as such ("Erstabzug"). Large folio (47.2 cm). Loose as issued in the original, gorgeously-produced cloth and board folding case. FINE AND BRIGHT, WITH NO DEFECTS.
Published by Ulrico Hoepli, Milan, Italy, 1938
ISBN 10: 0800697405ISBN 13: 9780800697402
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Fine binding. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good+ in decorative boards half leather. Light foxing along first few front/rear end pages of each volume. Text lightly annotated throughout in pencil. Text in Italian.
Published by Cetra (Stab. tipo-litografico Silvestrelli & Cappelletto di S. Rosa-Clot e C. Torino; volume d accompagnamento stampato a Milano dalla tipografia «Milano - Roma»),, 1961
Seller: Libreria Antiquaria Pontremoli SRL, Milano, MI, Italy
First Edition
Torino, Cetra (Stab. tipo-litografico Silvestrelli & Cappelletto di S. Rosa-Clot e C. Torino; volume d accompagnamento stampato a Milano dalla tipografia «Milano - Roma»), «Collana letteraria Documento», 1961 (ottobre), Prima edizione. Insieme in ottime condizioni di conservazione (normali segni d usura ai bordi dell astuccio, con una cerniera separata, senza che sia pregiudicata la solidità complessiva). Raro insieme completo dei sei dischi nel grande astuccio in cartonato e tela, accompagnati dal libretto curato da Natalino Sapegno con sinossi e brevi commenti per ciascun canto dell «Inferno». Voci narranti di Giorgio Albertazzi, Carlo D Angelo, Arnoldo Foà e Achille Millo. Una sola copia registrata in ICCU, in una biblioteca locale. -- Fondamentale documento sulla lettura dantesca: le voci degli attori per questi canti sono diventate per molti versi canoniche, seguite negli anni da quelle di Gassman e Benigni. Importante uscita della «Collana letteraria Documento», diretta da Nanni de Stefani per la casa discografica Cetra, che pubblicò numerosi dischi in cui grandi attori leggevano alcuni dei più noti autori del canone letterario italiano, in particolare tra gli anni cinquanta e sessanta. -- Fa riferimento a quest edizione un personaggio di Sciascia, il professor Roscio di «A ciascuno il suo» (1966): «Erano le cinque del pomeriggio. Il professore stava in terrazza, seduto in poltrona, un giradischi a lato da cui veniva ora stentorea ora tremula e sospirata la voce di un attore famoso che declamava il trentesimo dell Inferno. "Vede come sono ridotto? " disse il professore porgendogli la mano "A sentire da costui la Divina Commedia " quasi che l attore fosse presente e che il professore avesse altre e più personali ragioni per disprezzarlo. "Preferirei me la leggesse mio nipote, che ha dodici anni, o la cameriera, o il portiere: ma hanno altro da fare"». in 4º quadrato, astuccio rigido in piena tela grigia, piatto illustrato (riproduzione di antica illustrazione del canto XIII dell «Inferno»), contiene 6 dischi trentatré giri in custodia e un libretto con la «presentazione» di Natalino Sapegno (in 4° stretto, copertina bianca stampata in grigio con ritratto del poeta, pp. 38 [2] in carta patinata). Prima edizione. Insieme in ottime condizioni di conservazione (normali segni d usura ai bordi dell astuccio, con una cerniera separata, senza che sia pregiudicata la solidità complessiva). astuccio rigido in piena tela grigia, piatto illustrato (riproduzione di antica illustrazione del canto XIII dell «Inferno»),
Published by The Artist, Firenze (Florence), 1990
Seller: Cole & Contreras / Sylvan Cole Gallery, Sitges, BCN, Spain
First Edition Signed
A portfolio of 34 PENCIL-SIGNED HAND-COLORED LITHOGRAPHS BY GIANFRANCO RONTANI, PRINTED ON FINE, THICK WOVE PAPER. Edition limited to 50 copies. Large 4to. Loose as issued. Housed in original cloth folding case. FINE AND BRIGHT, WITH NO DEFECTS. Complete sets are of the greatest rarity. Not in WorldCat.
Published by Leonardo Ciardetti, Firenze (Florence), 1830
Seller: Cole & Contreras / Sylvan Cole Gallery, Sitges, BCN, Spain
First Edition
Five volumes, complete. An outstanding Italian edition of the complete works of Dante, with the extensive and important commentary by Baldassare Lombardi. Frontispiece engraved portrait of Dante, and three extremely attractive engraved plates corresponding to each of the three domains of the afterlife. Beautifully printed on extremely fine wove paper. Bookplate of noted 19th-century Bostonian JAMES S. AMORY in each volume. Attractively bound in contemporary quarter vellum and marbled boards. Minor soiling to bindings, internally FINE AND BRIGHT. Rare.
Published by Ecco Press, 1993
ISBN 10: 0880012919ISBN 13: 9780880012911
Seller: Black Dog Books, Emerson, NJ, U.S.A.
Book First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: About Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. A beautiful copy of the first printing signed by 18 of the poets at their contributions. In order this is signed by Seamus Heaney, Mark Strand, Daniel Halpern, Galway Kinnell, Cynthia Macdonald, Jorie Graham, Charles Wright, Richard Howard, Stanley Plumly, C.K. Williams, Robert Pinsky, Susan Mitchell, Carolyn Forche, Richard Wilbur, W.S, Merwin, Alfred Corn, Sharon Olds, Deborah Digges and Robert Haas. This was a labor of love by someone who attended the 92nd Street Y poetry readings. Faint traces of pencil check marks on the table of contents pages where the authors that had signed were indicated. Signed by wonderful group of poets. Signed by Author(s). Book.
Seller: John Windle Antiquarian Bookseller, ABAA, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition Signed
Hopewell NJ: Ecco Press 1993. Small folio, xiii, [1], 199, [2] pp. Title-page printed in red and black, original black morocco-backed red linen, gilt lettering direct on spine by Claudia Cohen, top edge a little dusty, faint stain on lower board, internally fine. § First edition, deluxe issue limited to 125 copies. This copy is out of series, however, with no number, no signed frontispiece by Francesco Clemente, no publisher's box, and the endpaper never laid down, but with all the required signatures on the colophon: Seamus Heaney, Richard Wilbur, W. S. Merwin, Amy Clampitt, Mark Strand, Robert Pinsky, Galway Kinnell, Cynthia Macdonald, Jorie Graham, Charles Wright, Richard Howard, Stanley Plumly, C. K. Williams, Susan Mitchell, Carolyn Forche, Alfred Corn, Sharon Olds, Deborah Digges, Robert Hass, James Merrill, and Daniel Halpern. Beautifully printed by Michael and Winifred Bixler on Rives heavyweight paper after a design by Peter A. Andersen, and bound by Claudia Cohen.
Published by Folio Society Ltd., London, 1998
Seller: Contact Editions, ABAC, ILAB, Toronto, ON, Canada
First Edition
One Quarter Leather. Condition: Near Fine. William Blake, Salvador Dali, Giovanni de Paolo (illustrator). First Thus. Three (3) volumes in slipcases. Inferno in cloth with cardboard slipcase. Purgatorio and Paradiso in quarter leather over silk boards in pictorial slipcases. Each volume with classic illustrations. Published in 1998, 2007 and 2009. A beautiful set. Very heavy. Will need extra freight. Size: 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Book.
Published by P.F. Collier, 1860
Seller: Powers Collectibles, Henderson, KY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Dantes Inferno, Illustrated by Gustave Dore, Translated by Cary 1860, RARE ANTIQUE book. This book is in relatively good condition. However, it does show signs of wear due to age, some loose binding, a little water damage along the edges of some pages, and some of the pages are frayed along the edges.
Published by Doubleday, New York, 2000
ISBN 10: 0385496974ISBN 13: 9780385496971
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. All 3 volumes Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jackets. 1/2 closed tear on top of front panel of "Inferno". Small open tear on spine heel of "Inferno". Light scratching on rear panel of Paradiso. ; 6.75 X 1.75 X 9.75 inches.
Published by Printed by Richard W. Ellis for Cheshire House, New York, 1931
Seller: Capitol Hill Books, ABAA, Washington, DC, U.S.A.
First Edition
Condition: Very Good +. 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.
Published by Paris: Editions de la Cigogne / Jacques Klein, 1938, 1938
Seller: Cole & Contreras / Sylvan Cole Gallery, Sitges, BCN, Spain
First Edition
A beautiful edition of Dante's Inferno (Italian text). Illustrated with 55 extremely disturbing original etchings, almost all full-page and hors-texte, by Hungarian-Jewish artist Laszlo Barta. Edition limited to 275 numbered copies of which this is one of 200 printed on fine Rives wove paper. Folio. Loose as issued in original wraps, with board chemise and slipcase. A tiny bit of faint foxing, else FINE AND BRIGHT. A rare and fascinating illustrated edition of the Inferno, likely made even rarer by the fact that both the illustrator and the publisher were Jewish, and it was issued in France on the eve of the Second World War.
Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. About the book: Hardcover. No jacket. Printed most likely, late 19th century. Blue boards with gold lettering. Book is in good condition. A fair bit of wear/strain to binding between frontispiece and title page. Library reinforced binding to spine. Additional photos available upon request. Beauty lies in the eye of the beholder.
Published by Tri'este [Triest]: Julius Dase editore, 1869
Seller: Dan Wyman Books, LLC, Brooklyn, NY, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hardback. 1st Hebrew Edition. Period Cloth, 8vo, 23 cm. First translation of the "Divine Comedy" into Hebrew, by a Jewish-Italian physician. "Meturgam ?Ivrit melekhet ha-rofe Sha'ul Formigini." Publisher differs on Italian title page name on label over what was originally printed. A copy sold at auction in 2021 for over $3000. OCLC: 22323169. Ex-library with usual marks, strong paper and period binding, Very Good Condition thus (IT-3-5-+).
Published by Marsilia: Leopldo MOssy / Firenze: Giuseppe Molini, 1838
Seller: Betterbks/ COSMOPOLITAN BOOK SHOP, Burbank, CA, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1st edition. Large, thick octavo. B&W illustrations. Text in Italian. Condition: spine strip missing; both covers detached but present and both are rubbed and worn; minor foxing to some pages; internally, quite good - but given condition of binding, fair. Pages: xxxviii, 767.
Published by Harvard University Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1918
Book First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Harvard University Press. Cambridge, Massachusetts. 1918. 397 pages. First edition, first printing. Signed on front endpaper by author, commentary provider and translator, Courtney Langdon. Previous owner's name on front pastedown. Toning to endpapers. Black cloth shows handling and minor light scuffing. Bumping at tips. Shelf-rubbing along edges. Cloth shows a wrinkle. This is Volume 1 of Langdon's three volumes of his translation of Dante?s Divina Commedia into English blank verse; published between 1918 and 1921. Langdon a noted Harvard professor whose course on the Divine Comedy was affectionately known by students as ?Courtney?s Hell Course.? Good+. Signed by Author(s).
Published by Thames and Hudson, 1985
Seller: Strangford Lough Books, Killyleagh, DOWN, United Kingdom
Book First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Tom Phillips (illustrator). 1st Edition. Beautiful dedication in TP's best handwriting. Normally I don't like inscriptions but the handwriting is so good this one is perfectly formed. Happy to send photos. Has been read (gently) but wrapper and book are in great condition. Seems to be some stiffening to ribbon marker where it joins spine (excess glue?). A lovely edition of a classic with a clear sense of the artist behind it through the signature. Inscribed by Author(s).