[Rarebooks] fa: DANTE - A TRANSLATION OF THE INFERNO IN ENGLISH VERSE - Henry Boyd - 2 vols 1785

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Dante Alighieri; Henry Boyd: A Translation of the Inferno of Dante Alighieri, in English Verse. With Historical Notes, and the Life of Dante. To which is added, a Specimen of a New Translation of the Orlando Furioso of Ariosto. Dublin: Printed by P. Byrne, 1785. First edition. Two volumes, 8vo (19.5 cm) in early/period mottled calf, marbled end-papers; viii, 367, [1] pp.; [2], 454 pp.; with a list of subscribers. ESTC T129133.

Bindings with bumping and wear to the corners, rubbing and wear to the spines, a few small stains and chips to the leather; light dust-soiling and toning to the edges of the text blocks, a few light spots, otherwise the contents are quite clean and sound, firmly bound.

The first edition of Boyd's translation, preceding the London edition of the same year. "Henry Boyd (d. 1832), translator of Dante, was a native of Ireland, and was most probably educated at Dublin University. He published a translation of Dante's 'Inferno' in English verse, the first of its kind, with a specimen of the 'Orlando Furioso' of Ariosto, 1785. It was printed by subscription, and dedicated to the Earl of Bristol, bishop of Derry. The dedication is dated from Killeigh, near Tullamore, of which place presumably Boyd was incumbent" (DNB).