Dante / by Edmund G. Gardner, M.A.
1903, Third Edition. London : J.M. Dent & Co., 29 & 30 Bedford Street. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Label to spine and note on front free endpage: "Dante 27." Provenance: bookplate of la società letteraria italiana di Liverpool. Remains remarkably well-preserved overall; tight, clean and strong. Item #449635
Series; The Temple primers. Physical description; vi, 159, [1] pages : illustrations, portrait ; 16 cm. Notes; T.p. printed in black and red. Title within ornamental border. Frontispiece: Dante, from the painting by Domenico di Michelino, in the cathedral of Florence (1465). First ed., March 1900; 2nd ed., May 1900. Contents; Dante in his times -- Dante's minor Italian works -- Dante's Latin works -- The Divina commedia -- Bibliographical appendix -- Diagrams and tables. Subjects; Dante Alighieri (1265-1321). Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) Criticism and interpretation. Poets, Italian Biography.
Price: €18.95