first edition
1816 · London
by Hunt, Leigh
London: Printed by T. Davison, Whitefriars; for J. Murray; W. Blackwood, etc., 1816. First edition. First edition. 19th Century three quarter red morocco, red cloth, gilt ruled covers, ornate gilt spine. Half-title. Includes the dedication to Lord Byron at the beginning. Hunt's popular re-formulation of the tragedy of Paulo and Francesca from Dante's Inferno. This and other poems inspired Keats early on, whom Hunt first met in 1816. One of the benchmarks of modern poetry. Scarce. A near fine copy.
(Inventory #: 3724)