The Purgatory of Dante Alighieri by Dante Alighieri
1892. Second Edition. 455 pages. No dust jacket. Green cloth with gilt lettering. Pen inscription with dried flower to second free endpaper. Rough-cut pages. Light foxing and moderate tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, pastedowns and free endpapers. Annotations, underlining and marginalia in pencil throughout; text remains unaffected. Hinges are moderately cracked causing boards to be loose. Boards have minor corner bumping, fraying and edgewear with mild tanning and scuffing overall. Sticker to front board. Spine has light tanning with soft chipping and crushing to ends. Lettering remains bright and clear. Book has a slight forward lean.