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Very good copies in the original gilt-blocked cloth over bevelled boards. Spine replaced on volume 1; presentation inscription by Mrs. Elizabeth Jaaffe. Provenance; bookplate of Alma College, Calif. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains a particularly well-preserved set overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Contains notes and illustrative matter, in double columns. Each vol. is preceded by two of Longfellow's sonnets on translating the Divina commedia. Contents;[1]. The vision of Hell -- [2]. The Purgatory -- [3]. The Paradise. Subjects; Dante Alighieri 1265-1321. Divina commedia. Italian poetry To 1400 ; Translations into English. Italian Poetry.Translations. English Poetry. 1 Kg.

An epic poem by Dante Alighieri, set in a spiritual journey through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise with Virgil and Beatrice as guides.