La Divine Comédie de Dante Alighieri, l’Enfer; Traduction françoise, Accompagnée du Texte, de Notes historiques, critiques, & de la Vie du Poëte. Par M. Moutonnet de Clairfons...

8° (198 x 130 mm).[4], 577, [3] pages. On the frontispiece portrait of Dante, taken from another edition, engraved by M.me Fournier. Fine woodcut head-and tailpieces. Contemporary French red morocco. Covers framed within border of three gilt fillets, foliate gilt tools at the inner corners (covers slightly abrased in places). Spine with five raised bands, richly gilt-tooled. Title in gold on green morocco lettering-piece. Marbled pastedowns and flyleaves. Boards edges decorated with gilt fillet, inside dentelles. Green silk booksmark, gilt edges. A very fine copy, printed on strong paper. Occasional and light brownings. Traces of glue at the title-page. Some pencilled marginal notes, in a modern hand. A lengthy bibliographical note on the recto of the second front flyleaf.

Provenance: 'AM' (red stamp on the title-page); Arturo Dazza (ex-libris on the verso of the front flyleaf); Livio Ambrogio collection.