Dante's Inferno and Purgatory and Paradise, With Gustave Doré Illustrations

to include:

Dante Alighieri; the Rev. Henry Francis Cary, M.A., trans.; M. Gustave Doré, illus. DANTE'S INFERNO. New York: The Cassell Publishing Co., [n.d.]. New Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated dark brown pebbled cloth-covered boards with black and gilt. 4to; 162pp. plus illustrations.

Dante Alighieri; the Rev. Henry Francis Cary, M.A., trans.; M. Gustave Doré, illus. PURGATORY AND PARADISE. New York: The Cassell Publishing Co., [n.d.]. New Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated light brown pebbled cloth-covered boards with black and gilt. 4to; 304pp. plus illustrations.
11 7/8 x 9 5/8 in.
Private Collection, Pittsboro, North Carolina
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In poor to fair condition; wear to covers with edgewear, scuffs, and small losses at spine, small amount of gilt decoration remains, Dante's inferno with separation from textblock and cracking at hinges, Purgatory and Paradise with binding completely separated from textblock; Dante's Inferno with damps stains and several slightly loose pages, both with foxing, wormholes to endpapers, pages toned with occasional chips and tears, writing on first free endpaper otherwise unmarked.