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This is an antique,1885 hardcover book published by P. F. Collier, New York. The Condition is described below, but the hinges are mostly separated and held together by tape on the outside of the book. The famous Doré, M. Gustave is the illustrator. First Edition stated "New Edition". This is a rare publisher and cover design. No date on the frontispiece; circa mid 1880s.
Folio, gift book design; 10" x 13". Dante's Inferno Translated from
the Original of Dante Alighieri by Henry Francis Cary and Illustrated by
Gustave Doré, and having woodcut engravings.
Frontispiece portrait of Dante Alighieri with tissue, intact.
Profusely illustrated throughout w/richly designed plates by the famed illustrator.
Dark buckram (cloth) boards with embossed cover design, spine titles and
decoration. The Binding is broken and not intact; and the pages are somewhat uneven. Worn edges. With Critical and
Explanatory Notes, Life of Dante, and Chronology. Please see photos.
