Lot 1562 , The Nonesuch Press - La Divina Commedia or the Divine Vision of Dante Alighieri in Italian and English. The Italian text edited by Mario Casella ... the English Verses by H.F. Cary ... Limited Edition (of 1475 numbered c

° The Nonesuch Press - La Divina Commedia or the Divine Vision of Dante Alighieri in Italian and English. The Italian text edited by Mario Casella ... the English Verses by H.F. Cary ... Limited Edition (of 1475 numbered copies). 42 plates (after Botticelli, mostly d-page) and text decorations, original gilt decorated and ruled orange vellum, gilt top, other edges rough trimmed, impl. 8vo. 1928.
£200-300

Condition:
Condition - spine sun faded (as often); boards lightly 'bowed', e/ps. lightly browned. Internally good, save dp.plate at p.122 has some stains on blank verses - 1/2 of lesser ones show through onto plate. else very good.; d. col. printing, (3), 325pp. and limitation leaf; copy no. 139