Letters from the north of Italy. Addressed to Henry Hallam, Esq. In two volumes

[Rose, William Stewart]

Published by John Murray, Albemarle Street, London, 1819

About this Item

First edition, 8vo, 2 volumes, pp. xi, [1], 339, [1]; viii, 229, [1]; original drab paper-covered boards, pink muslin shelfback, printed paper labels on spines; spines sunned, small losses in the cloth along the joints, front hinge starting; all else very good and sound. With the ownership signature on the half-title of volume I: "W. S. Parramore." Rose's major work was his translation of the Orlando Furioso of Ariosto into English verse with notes, which he made in over the course of nearly 8 years, 1823 to 1831. North of Italy, based on his trips to the continent 1814-17 consisted of a series of discursive letters addressed to Henry Hallam, the British historian and member of the Royal Society. A 1827 watermark on the front pastedown of volume II places the binding of the volumes some years after its publication date of 1819 - and is not, therefore, a highly unlikely instance of an early cloth binding.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Letters from the north of Italy. Addressed to Henry Hallam, Esq. In two volumes
• Publisher: John Murray, Albemarle Street, London
• Publication Date: 1819
• Edition: 1st Edition
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