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The Tragedies of Vittorio Alfieri, 3 Vols, 1815

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The Tragedies of Vittorio Alfieri, 3 Vols, 1815
<B>Charles Lloyd Translator : </B></I><B><I>The Tragedies of Vittorio Alfieri</B></I></B></I> <I>in Three Volumes</B></I>. (London: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown by James Ballantyne & Co. of Edinburgh, 1815), first edition, 365, 371, 413 pages, elaborately tooled leather with gilt, half-titles present, all edges gilt, 16mo (4" x 6.5"). Vittorio Alfieri (1749-1803) was an Italian dramatist and is considered the founder of Italian tragedy. Charles Lloyd (1775-1839) was a poet and writer and a friend of both Samuel Coleridge Taylor and Charles Lamb. In 1811, he started exhibiting signs of mental instability with pronounced epileptic attacks. It is said that he undertook the Alfieri translations as a means of diverting his mind from these problems. Very good condition with tight text blocks and strong (but somewhat rubbed) hinges, some corner bumps. A nice set.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Books & Catalogs (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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