Divine Commedia; The Doré Dante in 6 vols: Vision of Hell, 2 vols.; Vision of Purgatory, 2 vols.; Vision of Paradise, 2 vols

by Dante Alighieri, Gustave Doré

$12,500 · Offered by Biblioctopus

First edition · Signed

London: Cassell and Company, 1904. First Edition. Six volumes, folio. Bindings by La Belle Sauvage in full morocco, elaborate gilt spines, covers and doublures with morocco onlaid masks of Comedy and Tragedy, grape and floral inlays in an Art Nouveau style, upper doublures of each volume with copper medallions of Dante with a verdigrised patina. The signed Sir Henry Irving limited edition number 14 of 55 sets, each volume

• Binding: Leather

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