“Hope not ever to see Heaven. I have come to lead you to the other shore; into eternal darkness; into fire and into ice.”
Published by Cassell & Company in 1892.
Dante's 'The Vision of Hell' translated by The Rev. Henry Francis Cary, M.A. and illustrated with seventy-five designs of Gustave Doré.
Very attractive gilt embossed designs on the front board and spine. Some bumping and scuffing to the outer corners and to the head and tail of the spine. Gilt-edged pages. A small open tear to the front free endpaper. Light toning to the front and rear free endpapers and minor foxing to the first few front and rear pages. Visible binding through the endpaper where the board meets the block, though throughout the book the binding is tight. Clear print and well-preserved black-and-white illustrations. Small foxing-type mark on pp 241-248.
Contains a Selected List of Cassell & Company's Publications at the rear of the book.
