Dante Alighieri
The Vita Nuova and Canzoniere
London: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd., Aldine House, 1924. 6 inches, Sextodecimo. Full green morocco, boards with gilt ruling and cornerflowers; raised six-compartment spine richly gilt with foliate and geometric ornament; black lettering pieces; all edges gilt. Bound by Zaehnsdorf, London, England, as stamped to front fly leaf. 357 [2] pp. Tissue-guarded frontispiece after Dante's Dream by D.G. Rossetti. Parallel Italian and English text throughout. Translated by Thomas Okey and Philip H. Wicksteed.
Very Good. Binding tight. Boards slightly lifting. Binding retains full gilt lustre with modest edge wear. Spine with moderate fading. Text block clean and fresh. Front pastedown with bookseller's stamp of Brentano's, New York.
Bound by Zaehnsdorf
