The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri. (3v.). 100 illustrations by Neil Packer. Translated by Robin Kirkpatrick. Essay by Jhumpa Lahiri. Editorial material by George Holmes. Signed by Neil Packer. Bound in black goatskin leather blocked in metallic foils with raised bands. Printed in two colours throughout on Corolla Book Laid paper. Page edges printed with coloured hand-drawn lettering. Colour pattern printed white endpapers. Black grosgrain ribbon markers. Hand-made black cloth-covered case 32.2x19.9x12.8cm. Three separate prints presented in a folder. 808pp. in total. Books 8¾x5½in. 700 copies.
Published to commemorate the 700th anniversary of Dante's death, this fabulous leather-bound limited edition in three volumes combines 100 illustrations by Neil Packer, an exclusive introductory essay by Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Jhumpa Lahiri and introductions by George Holmes with Robin Kirkpatrick’s acclaimed translation. Limited to just 700 hand-numbered sets, each signed by the artist, this is Folio’s splendid commemorative edition of one of the greatest classics of world literature.
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