The story of Rimini, a poem

Hunt, Leigh

Published by printed by T. Davison, Whitefriars; for J. Murray; W. Blackwood, Edinburgh; and Cumming, Dublin, London, 1816

About this Item

First edition, 12mo, pp. xix, [1], 111, [1]; original blue paper-covered boards, brown paper shelfback, printed paper label on spine; front hinge partially cracked at half-title, fore- and bottom edges rubbed, front board shows a loss of paper (2" x 1/2") at the fore-edge, small cracks in the spine, not a bookplate but perhaps a letter removed from the front pastedown; a good copy, or better; in a red cloth folding box lettered in gilt on spine. Dedicated to Lord Byron, this is Hunt's retelling of the tragedy of Paulo and Francesca from Dante's Inferno.

Seller Inventory # 66788

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The story of Rimini, a poem
• Publisher: printed by T. Davison, Whitefriars; for J. Murray; W. Blackwood, Edinburgh; and Cumming, Dublin, London
• Publication Date: 1816
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Seller catalogs:
  • English Literature
  • Poetry