Dante and his Italy / by Lonsdale Ragg ... With 32 illustrations
1907. London : Methuen & Co. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Previous owner's bookplate. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #440291
Physical description: xxii, 380 pages : frontispiece, plates, portraits ; 23 cm. Contents: The year of jubilee: poet and pontiff.--Dante's century: I. Kings, emperors and popes. II. The legacy of Innocent III.--Dante's Italy: I. The sterner side of life. II The gentler side of life.--Dante's Florence.--Dante's literary antecedents.--Dante's literary circle.--Dante's hosts.--Dante's last refuge. Subjects: Dante Alighieri 1265-1321 Homes and haunts Italy. Italy History 1268-1492.
Price: €60.00