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Banquet of Dante Alighieri 1887 1st Eng Trans Elizabeth Price Sayer Rare HC
This rare 1887 first edition presents The Banquet of Dante Alighieri (Il Convito), translated by Elizabeth Price Sayer with an introduction by Henry Morley and printed by the renowned Ballantyne Press. Celebrated as the very first complete English translation of Dante’s major philosophical treatise, this historic volume explores Dante’s prose commentary on his own allegorical poems, examining virtue, love, nobility, and medieval scholasticism. Bound in crisp publisher cloth, this 19th-century first English translation is an extraordinary acquisition for collectors of Danteana, Italian literature, Victorian translations, and rare Ballantyne Press printings.
Condition:The book is in exceptionally good condition. The original hardcover binding remains strong, square, and tight with intact hinges and clean covers showing minimal shelf handling. The interior pages throughout are clean, complete, free of markings or age-spotting, and securely bound within the text block.
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