La Divina Commedia, or The Divine Vision of Dante Alighieri in Italian and English. The Italian text edited by Mario Casella.. with the English version of H.F. Cary by (Nonesuch Press) Dante - 1928

[London]: Nonesuch Press, 1928. No. 839 of 1475 copies. 42 illustrations after the drawings of Sandro Botticelli. 324, [325-328] pp. 1 vols. Folio. Original full orange-stained vellum, double gilt rule borders on upper and lower cover. Central gilt ornament on both covers, spine with gilt rules, t.e.g. Some very minor soiling to spine, a fine copy in custom cloth slipcase. No. 839 of 1475 copies. 42 illustrations after the drawings of Sandro Botticelli. 324, [325-328] pp. 1 vols. Folio. Botticelli's drawings for Dante had never been reproduced with the text of the Divine Comedy. They were printed in collotype in sepia by Daniel Jacomet in Paris and the 34 double-page plates were carefully mounted on stubs so there could be no loss of the image in the gutter.The Nonesuch Press was founded by Francis Meynell, his wife, Vera, and David Garnett in 1922 where it operated out of the basement of Garnett's bookshop in Soho. They published over 140 books through to the 1960s, although their most productive period - when this edition of Dante was printed was during the 1920s and 30s. McKitterick 50; Dreyfus 50