THOMAS, The Rev. JOHN WESLEY:: THE TRILOGY; OR DANTE'S THREE VISIONS - INFERNO,OR THE VISION OF HELL: Translated into English,in the metre and triple rhyme of the original;with notes and illustrations

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THOMAS, The Rev. JOHN WESLEY: : THE TRILOGY; OR DANTE'S THREE VISIONS - INFERNO,OR THE VISION OF HELL: Translated into English,in the metre and triple rhyme of the original;with notes and illustrations

LONDON.HENRY G. BOHN,1859.

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UK,8vo HB,1st edn thus.No owner's inscrptn but to verso of frntis is pasted an undated,ephemeral,adhesive,perforated stamp of monochrome portrait of Dante from Tobleron's (the Swiss chocolate maker) Italian 'Poets and Philosophers' - a subsequent 20thC promotional/collectable series/album - Toblerone being invented in 1908.Bright,crisp,clean,publisher's original brown pattern tooled,decorated cloth boards/covers with bright,crisp, stamped gilt letters to spine/backstrip; title,author,publisher within three of five raised band panels to same; with negligible shelf-wear,rubbing or bumping to edges and corners - no major nicks, tears,splits or fraying - and plain, remarkably clean pale cream endpapers.To the head of spine/backstrip,one minutest of snicks and all corners are minimally bumped.Top+ fore-edges lightly toned; contents bright,tight,solid and sound, clean - virtually foxing/spotting free,no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread - apart from my own collation.UK,8vo HB,1st edn thus,vi- lpp (6-50pp)+1-356pp includes translator's preface,an alphabetical subscriber's list, note on title of this translation,an explanation of the pictorial frntis,a sketch of Life and Times of Dante, religious opinions of Dante,the times of Dante's visions,a notice to reader (glossary of Italian pronunciation of Italian names),the Trilogy in XXXIV (34) Cantos.Plus [unpaginated] colour pictorial frntis with crisp,clean,opaque tissue guard,title page with circular b/w plaque portrait illustration of Dante,and a translator's dedication. Please contact seller,because of the value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page!

UK,8vo HB,1st edn thus.
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