Dante Alighieri, Stories from Italian Poets, 1900 retailer

From a series of books by Leigh Hunt, "Stories From The Italian retailer Poets (First Series) Dante Alighieri". Published with "critical notes of the life and genius of the author." Published by G.P. Putnam's Sons, NY, The Knickerbocker Press around 1900 or before. Small pocket sized edition with gilt spiraling cover decorations. Some wear and rubbing to the cover edges. Moderate discoloration to print and decoration on the spine. Discoloration of blue cloth on the upper and lower spine. Rubbing and fading of floral decoration on the back cover. Eps are white with penned signature on upper right corner. Interior pages are clean, white and well intact with some light soiling to outer page edges. 274 pages, 5 5/8 x 3 7/8"

Contents include Preface, Critical Notice of His Life and Genius; The Italian Pilgrim's Progress; The Journey Through Hell; The Journey Through Purgatory; and The Journey Through Heaven.