La Divine Comédie, Enfer – Dante Alighieri – 1837 | French ed Dreuille

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La divine comédie, enfer – dante alighieri – 1837 | french ed dreuille | 1837 paris edition of dante’s inferno in french, translated by a. Le dreuille and issued in a miniature gilt leather format, reflecting romantic-era book design.

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1837 Paris edition of Dante’s Inferno in French, translated by A. Le Dreuille and issued in a miniature gilt leather format, reflecting Romantic-era book design.

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La Divine Comédie de Dante Alighieri. Enfer is an 1837 French printing of Dante’s Inferno published in Paris. It is beautifully bound in Moroccan leather with gilt cover and spine. This edition was translated into French and edited by A. Le Dreuille.

 

Bibliographic Details

  • Title: La Divine Comédie de Dante Alighieri. Enfer
  • Author(s): Dante Alighieri
  • Contributor(s): A. Le Dreuille (Translator)
  • Publisher: Paris, L’auteur
  • Edition: 1837
  • Format: (16mo), single volume
  • Binding: Full maroon morocco leather
  • Size:  5.5 in x 3.5 in (14 cm x 9 cm)
  • Collation: 208 pp
  • Illustrations: portrait frontispiece
  • Contents Include:
    • Inferno, French prose translation

 

Condition:

Very Good. Binding remains sound. Leather shows mild edge wear. Gilt remains bright. Spine firm, text block clean and complete with no markings or repairs.

 

Why Collect This?

  • Early French translation of Dante’s Inferno
  • Full morocco binding with gilt decoration
  • French translator A. Le Dreuille uncommon in later editions

 

Item Number: #29129

Categories

Literature

European History

Religion

Authors

Dante Alighieri

Printing Date

19th Century

Language

French

Binding

Leather

Book Condition

Very Good

Collation

Complete