[ALIGHIERI, DANTE]. The Vision; or, Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise. Translated by Henry Francis Cary. With 109 Illustrations by John Flaxman. London: Henry Frowde, Oxford University Press, 1913.
'Oxford Edition'. Leather-bound; hardcover; octavo (19 x 12 x 3 cm); pp. xlv, 578. English text. Stunning binding of half vellum; smooth spine gilt with circular morocco lettering-piece; top edge gilt; plain endpapers; half-title present; 109 illustrations by John Flaxman, plus a portrait frontispiece; printed foot-notes; rear index in double columns. Contents: List of Illustrations; Preface; Life of Dante; Chronological View of the Age of Dante; Hell, Canto I--XXXIV; Purgatory, Canto I--XXXIII; Paradise, Canto I--XXXIII; Notes; Index. Condition: VERY GOOD. Binding tight and secure, the joints and covers very well-preserved. Interior largely fresh and clean. Previous owner name neatly pencilled to front endpaper. An excellent copy.
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