Dante and the Early Astronomers.
London: Gall and Inglis, 1913. First Edition. Hardcover. Large octavo. xvi + 507pp + i advert. Original navy cloth with gilt lettering to spine and upper board, b&w plates and illustrations, index. Scarce first edition. The author believed that in order to fully appreciate the works of Dante it was necessary to have a rudimentary knowledge of the history of astronomy. In this study she first examines the history of astronomy, and then Dante's use of the science: Part I: The Story of Astronomy from Primitive Times Until the Age of Dante; and Part II: Dante's Journey Through Three Realms: Indications of Time and Direction by Means of the Skies. Cloth a bit rubbed with some minor spots, corners and spine ends bumped and chafed with some light fraying, short tears to cloth gutters and front and back, but boards still securely attached. A bit of minor nibbling to front cloth gutter, page edges darkened, bookplate of nineteenth century author, historian and antiquary Edward H. R. Tatham on front pastedown, a very few random pencil marks to text - still a tight mostly clean Good copy of the scarce first edition. Item #66252
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