Book: "the Divine Comedy," By Dante Alighieri, Art Edition By Diane De Selliers, France, 1996

A collector's item in very good condition, with just a few scuffs on the slipcase and cover and slight discoloration from sunlight. The first 500 copies published were numbered; this one bears the number 62 (sixty-two).

The pages are perfectly white.

The text has been translated into French by the academic poet Jacqueline Risset.

This edition includes the 92 drawings by Sandro Botticelli, commissioned by Lorenzo de’ Medici and created in the 15th century to illustrate the poem. They are presented and annotated by Peter Dreyer.

Artistic binding: fawn-colored leather half-binding with bands, featuring a calfskin spine with faux raised bands bearing the title of the work in fine gold, and covers lined with matching marbled paper. Accompanied by a fully matching slipcase.

Format: large in-4, 34.5 x 26.5 x 6.8 cm, 504 numbered pages.

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