Dante His Times And His Work.
£20.00
Publisher
A. D. Innes and Co. Bedford Street.
Place
London
Date
1895
Item Description
FIRST EDITION. 8vo. 7.75 x 5.5 inches. ix + [iii] + 201 + [1] pp.+ [4] pp. publisher's list. Bound in original orange cloth, gilt. Top edge gilt. others rough cut. Extremities a little worn and joints formerly repaired with tape, leaving marks front and back. A little foxing of fly leaves, title and last (advertisement) page; otherwise a very good copy. An account of the life and career of Dante Alighieri (1265-1321), followed by a discussion of his writings. It includes an Appendix, Some hints to beginners. Arthur John Butler (1844-1910), Dante scholar and translator and editor of later texts on literature and history, was professor of Italian Language and Literature at UCL from 1898.
[Stock No. 29476]
