Reduced to Twenty-Four Books; the narrative connected, and the stories disposed in a regular series.
Author
Ariosto, Ludovico / Hoole, John [Tr.]
Place of Publication
Chiswick
Publication Name
Suttaby, Evance and Fox
Year
1818
Language(s)
English
Description
RARE ornate single-volume pocket edition of the shortened English translation and adaptation of Ludovico Ariosto`s mock-epic poem, Orlando Furioso. Frontispiece and pre-title page feature b&w engravings by A.Smith based on drawings by L.Eusebi. 135x80mm. VIII+518 pages. Brown leather Hardcover with gilt frames on front and back, gilt lettering and decoration on spine. Cover rubbed. Cover edges and corners bumped and worn. Spine hinges cracked. Binding slightly visible between front endpaper and whitepage. Pages slightly yellowing. This rare handsome edition of a masterpiece of Italian poetry is otherwise in good condition.