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Text of cantos facing plates.

"The fifth in the present series of books issued to the members of this Club... The type used is monotype Bembo in the 16-point size, and it is printed on a white manomacchina paper made by the Cartierre di San Marco of Milan and watermarked with the…

Each vol. is preceded by two of Longfellow's sonnets on translating the Divina commedia

A slightly enlarged version ; the drawings of the ed. priv. print. by E. Walker Limited for the subscribers of the National Art-Collections Fund, London, 1922, have been reproduced in facsimile.

No. 69 of a limited ed. of 250 copies

"The eighth of this Thirtieth Series of the fine books made for the members of this Club ... The twenty-four full-page color illustrations have been painted by Edy Legrand; four of thse have been printed as endpapers... The book has been designed by…

4th ed.

Gothic letters without catchwords or pagination. Two- to eight-line spaces with guide letters left for initials.

Opening to each book extensively rubricated in red and blue, while book numbers and illuminated capitals appear on each page. Elaborate hand-drawn illustrations set this copy apart from other existing copies. An unsigned 19th century note on final…