The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri; Melville Best Anderson, translator

New York: The Heritage Press, 1944. Reissue. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 10x6x1. Blake, William. Lacks slipcase. Pages lightly toned. 1944 Hard Cover. xxii, 491 pp. Translated into English verse by Melville Best Anderson. Notes and elucidations by the translator. Introduction by Arthur Livingston. 32 drawings by William Blake. The Divine Comedy, Italian La divina commedia, original name La commedia, long narrative poem written in Italian circa 1308–21 by Dante. It is usually held to be one of the world’s great works of literature. Divided into three major sections—Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso—the narrative traces the journey of Dante from darkness and error to the revelation of the divine light, culminating in the Beatific Vision of God. Dante is guided by the Roman poet Virgil, who represents the epitome of human knowledge, from the dark wood through the descending circles of the pit of Hell (Inferno). Passing Lucifer… Read More

Good++, No Dust Jacket Easton Press 1978 4TO, Hardcover Hardcocer. Red leather boards with gold decorations front and rear. Title on spine in gold between raised bands. Upper board corners lightly frayed. Gold designs rubbed in spots. Gilt edges lightly scuffed. Moire endpapers, attached ribbon marker. Text pages are crisp and clean. Illustrated by William Blake. Easton Press 100 Greatest Books Ever Written series. Always carefully wrapped and shipped in cardboard boxes to protect your purchase.

Norwalk, Connecticut: Easton Press, 1978. Hardcover. Very Good. Decorative red boards. xxii, 491 pages, 32 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations. translated into English verse by Melville Best Anderson ; with notes and elucidations by the translator ; an introduction by Arthur Livingston ; and thirty-two drawings by William Blake.

Heritage Press [1944]. Unknown Binding. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Yonders-on-Hudson, New York:: World Book Company,, 1921.. No. 141 of 390 copies, signed by the translator.. publisher's art vellum-backed boards, in slipcase.. Small brown stain on title page; spine slightly darkened with a little bumping at the tail; slipcase worn at joints but sound; slipcase label chipped and darkened.. 8vo,. With a warm two-page inscription by Bay Area bibliophile and philanthropist Albert M. Bender.

Easton Press, 1978. leather_bound. Like New. 8x6x1. A beautiful copy.Appears to have never been read. Text in mint/unmarked condition. Cover has minor shelf rubbings. Binding is tight.

Yonkrt-on-Hudson, NY: World Book Company, 1921. Limited Edition, number 132 of 390. Hardcover. Book condition is Very Good, bound in brown boards. Bumps to corners of boards. Some toning, rubbing, scuffing and edge wear to exterior. Previous owner's book plate on inside front cover. Toning throughout interior. Text is clean and unmarked. 8vo. 9 1/2"h x 7"w. This Limited Edition is number 132 of 390 copies and is signed by the translator.