The Vision

London: Printed for Taylor and Hessey, Fleet Street, 1819. 3 volumes. A LARGE PAPER COPY of the FIRST TRADE EDITION of the FIRST MODERN TRANSLATION of Dante into English in its complete form including all the parts of the trilogy. Preceded only by the privately printed edition issued by the author. Additionally, for this edition is… Read more about this item

This is a fine, leather-bound antique edition of "THE VISION; or Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise" by Dante Alighieri. 1860; Henry G. Bohn; London. EARLY HENRY FRANCIS CARY TRANSLATION (Cary's 1st translation was published in 1814); New Edition, Corrected. The book features leather covers, a beautiful hubbed spine with gilt decorations, marbled end papers and a marbled text block on all… Read more about this item

London: Printed for J.Taylor, 1831. VG/--. 3/4 Leather with marbled endpapers - page edges & boards. Neat owner signature to title page dated 1842. Volume One of Three. Early translation by the renown Rev. Henry F. Cary. 271pp

New York: D. Appleton & company, 1859. Hardcover. Very Good. Reprint. Illustrated with 12 engravings from designs by John Flaxman. Very good with a faded spine, minor cloth loss at the spine ends, light wear at the corners. 587 pages.

London: George Bell and Sons, 1884. New, corrected. hardback. Good, full-leather binding with gilt edging (some rubbing). Front board detached. decoration and spine titling bright, on black panels (ribbed spine x5); marbled pastedowns and edges; pages clean, crisp and unmarked with tight binding. Unread. Rugby School prize - embossed emblem on front and plate glued on front pastedown (presented… Read more about this item

London: Frederick Warne and Co., circa 1880’s. The “Albion” edition, and a handsome early edition of this work - the first modern translation of Dante into English. Additionally included in this edition is a Life of Dante, Chronological view of his age, Notes and an Index. With a frontispiece engraving of Dante in period dress. … Read more about this item

London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1892. The “Albion” edition, and a handsome early edition of this work - the first modern translation of Dante into English. Additionally included in this edition is a Life of Dante, Chronological view of his age, Notes and an Index. 8vo, in a handsome binding of full maroon morocco… Read more about this item

1870 The Vision of Dante Alighieri HELL Purgatory Paradise DIVINE COMEDY Cary "The Vision; or, Hell, Purgatory, & Paradise of Dante Alighieri," translated by Rev. Henry Francis Cary, is the English version of Dante's "The Divine Comedy." This epic poem explores the soul's journey to God through Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise, guided by the figures of Virgil, Beatrice, and Saint Bernard… Read more about this item

New York: John B. Alden, 1883. Hardcover. Very Good. 5 x 7 1/2 in. Brown cloth boards with gilt spine titles. Condition is VERY GOOD ; corners and spine ends bumped and worn, covers rubbed. Binding tight and text unmarked. PO's initials on ffep. Paper toned throughout. Poetry. Stax.

London: Oxford University Press, 1910. First Edition. Leather Spine. Good/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. John Flaxman. Oxford binding" Imitation yew hard cover gilt tooled with leather spine, small amount of wear to the spine hinges and edges. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall

Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 496 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Binding remains firm.Pages are moderately tanned. Annotations and marginalia to pages throughout. Pen inscription to front free end paper. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to corners and noticeable rubbing to surfaces.Mild crushing to spine ends causing… Read more about this item

London: printed for Taylor and Hessey,, 1819. The translation admired by Keats, Coleridge, and Ruskin Second and preferred edition of Cary's milestone verse translation, one of the most important of the Romantic era. Originally published in 1814 in sextodecimo and "in such small type that it was almost unreadable" (ODNB), it was here reprinted in an elegant large octavo… Read more about this item

NY: D. Appleton & Company, 1864. Hardcover. Civil War-era copy of Dante's masterpiece, translated by Rev. Henry Francis Cary. Good+ in the original brown cloth. The primary flaw is a dampstain at the top corner of the pages, which toward the end of the book becomes larger. Illustrated with 12 engravings from designs by John Flaxman. All plates are… Read more about this item

London: Frederick Warne. 494pp/engravedfrontis. n.d.ca1844. Translated by the Rev. Henry Francis Cary, with a Life of Dante, Chronological View of his Age, Additional Notes, and an Index. no date (Preface is dated January, 1814). stamped gilt lettering to spine, foredges gilt, Book has light shelfwear.. Cloth. Very Good+/No Jacket. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd., 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 434 pages. No dust jacket. Brown cloth. Pages are moderately tanned and foxed throughout. Scuffing to front pastedown. Previous owner's inscription to front free endpaper. Thumb-marking present. Grubby pages throughout. Notable creasing to gutter. Cracking to gutters, with exposed netting. Boards have moderate edge-wear with bumping to… Read more about this item

C. Arthur Pearson, 1899. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1899. 434 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Translated by H. Fr. Cary. Rough cut pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with creased corners and foxing. Binding has remained firm. Boards are a little rub worn with slight shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners… Read more about this item

London: Frederick Warne & Co, 1889. The "Albion" Edition. Hardcover. Book condition is Very Good-, bound in red cloth-covered boards with gilt titles and decorations. Spine is slightly cocked. Bumps to corners of boards. Sunning to spine. Some toning, rubbing, scuffing and edge wear to exterior. Toning throughout and foxing to interior. Text is clean and unmarked. 8vo. 7… Read more about this item

London: Taylor & Hessey, 1819. 2nd Edition Corrected. Cloth. VG+. 8vo. Three (3) volumes in new black cloth with paper title labels.marbled endpapers. Translated by Henry Francis Cary. The 2nd and best edition. 303 pp, 309 pp, 297 pp plus index and 6 pp ads.Some foxing to the extremities. Ink name dated 1821, opposite the title page in… Read more about this item

London: Printed for Taylor and Hessey, Fleet Street, 1819. 3 volumes. A LARGER PAPER COPY of the FIRST TRADE EDITION of the FIRST MODERN TRANSLATION of Dante into English in its complete form including all the parts of the trilogy. Preceded only by the privately printed edition issued by the author. Additionally, for this edition is… Read more about this item

Frederick Warne & Co, 1111. Hardcover. Acceptable. No Edition Remarks. 434 pages. No dust jacket. Blue cloth. Slight cracking to hinges, with exposed netting, pages remain attached. Pages have light tanning and foxing throughout. Top edge of some pages uncut throughout. Previous owner's inscriptions to front free endpaper, half-title page and title page. Boards have moderate shelf-wear with… Read more about this item