1991.1016.996.T15

La Divina Comedia Purgatorio

Dante Alighieri (author), Ashendene Press (publisher), C.H. St John Hornby (printer), Katharine Adams (binder), Graily Hewitt (designer), Robert Catterson-Smith (illustrator), Emery Walker (collector), Meysey Turton (typesetter), G. Faulkner (typesetter)

Private press book. Entitled 'La Divina Comedia Purgatorio' by Dante, Italian poet of The Middle Ages. Published by the Ashendene Press, 1904. Binding by Katharine Adams. This is the third book of Dante's three part 'Divine Comedy', which describes Dante's journey through hell, purgatory and paradise. From the library belonging to Emery Walker.

, London, London

1904-01-01 - 1904-12-31 1905-01-01 - 1905-12-31

Early 20th century

cotton, paper, vellum, gilt, cardboard, leather

Emery Walker / from C.H.St.J.Hornby / June, 1905