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Alighieri, Dante
La Divina Commedia or The Divine Vision of Dante Alighieri...
(London): The Nonesuch Press, 1928. First and limited edition, #41/1,475 numbered copies. 4to. (327) pp. Text printed in Italian and in English. Illustrated with plates (many double-page) after drawings by Sandro Botticelli Publisher's full orange vellum, stamped in gilt, spine very lightly faded; top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed; in black cloth slip case.
The Nonesuch Press was founded in 1922 by Francis Meynell, his wife Vera, and their friend David Garnett. Their aim was to produce high-quality and beautiful works, but printed by commercial printers so they could be more accessible to the common reader.
An exquisite copy.