Author: DANTE,ALIGHIERI
Title: La Divina Commedia (the Divine Comedy) (Miniature Book)
Description: London: Londra Presso C. Corrall A Spese D.G. Pickering, 1823. Hardcover. 8vo. Rare Tiny Miniature Two Volumes in Dark Blue Full Morocco leather bindings with 4 raised bands to spine and with gilt lettering to the second and third compartments to spine and with gilt leaf roundel design to the front covers.Graded Very Good + Top edge of the books are in gilt.They each measure 9cm by 5.5cm.With marbled endpapers and with leather turn ins to the pastedowns.Neat small former contemporary owner's name to the top edge of the title page.The Divine Comedy is an Italian narrative poem by Dante Alighieri, begun circa 1308 and completed around 1321 which was shortly before the Author's death.It is widely considered one of the most pre-eminent works in Italian literature.A lovely handsome set of two volumes with lovely tight firm bindings,no hinge weakness,with engraved frontispiece of 'Dante' to Vol One.Only Minor wear to spine tips,Vol 1 191pp Vol 2 193pp Popular Quote from the work is '' Through me you pass into the city of woe:Through me you pass into eternal pain: Through me among the people lost for aye.Justice the founder of my fabric moved:To rear me was the task of power divine, Supremest wisdom, and primeval love.Before me things create were none, save thingsEternal, and eternal I shall endure. All hope abandon, ye who enter here''. Very Good+ .

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