DANTE ALIGHIERI . & CAYLEY (C.B.), translator.

Dante's Divine Comedy. The Vision of Hell [with] The Purgatory [with] The Paradise. Translated in the Original Ternary Rhyme by C.B. Cayley [and] Notes on the Translation by...

THE FIRST ENGLISH TRANSLATION OF DANTE IN TERZA RIMA

Four volumes. 8vo. Original embossed cloth by Westley’s, spines lettered in gilt. London, Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1851.

£1,500.00
DANTE ALIGHIERI . & CAYLEY (C.B.), translator.
Dante's Divine Comedy. The Vision of Hell [with] The Purgatory [with] The Paradise. Translated in the Original Ternary Rhyme by C.B. Cayley [and] Notes on the Translation by...

The first translation of Dante’s entire work in terza rima, as John Dayman’s translation was only completed in 1865. The rare complete set, including the Notes, uncommon in commerce.

A very good set. Spines faded. Inner hinges of the Notes weak, some occasional minor foxing as usual. Bookseller’s blindstamp to ffep of each volume.

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261462