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The Vision; or, Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise, of Dante Alighieri (3 VOLUMES)
by Alighieri, Dante and Henry Francis Cary (translator)
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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Whitby, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
London: Printed for John Taylor, 1831. Hardcover. Very Good. 8vo. Half-bound morocco over yellow marbled boards, gilt compartments bound by Robert Riviere, his binder's stamp to verso of free endpaper in all three volumes. li, 280pp.; xi, 286pp, viii, 271pp. + index. Light foxing, a small nick to corner of free endpaper in volume one (only partially affecting the binder's stamp), corners and edges worn, some light wear to spine and joints, boards somewhat scuffed else a very good copy in a handsome binding.
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- Bookseller
- Minotavros Books
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 003352
- Title
- The Vision; or, Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise, of Dante Alighieri (3 VOLUMES)
- Author
- Alighieri, Dante and Henry Francis Cary (translator)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Printed for John Taylor
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1831
- Keywords
- Dante, Purgatory, Paradise, Hell, Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradisio, Dante
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry; Fine Binding;
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
Minotavros Books
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All prices listed in Canadian dollars. We guarantee that all items are properly packaged and handled with care. Please allow one to two business days for your order to be shipped. Shipping costs are based on books weighing 2.2 LB, or 1 KG. If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required. All sales will be shipped with a tracking number for your convenience.
About the Seller
Minotavros Books
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Whitby, Ontario
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Marbled boards
- ...
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