The Life of Torquato Tasso

Robert Milman

Verlag: Henry Colburn, London, 1850

Beschreibung

A complete first edition of Robert Milman's fascinating biography on the life of the Italian poet Torquato Tasso. The first edition of this work.Complete in two volumes.A scarce work.A detailed biography on the life and work of the Italian Renaissancepoet,Torquato Tasso.Tasso is best known today for his poem 'Gerusalemme Liberata', or, 'Jerusalem Delivered'.Written by Robert Milman, an Anglican bishop. His other works include 'The Way Through the Desert', and 'Love of the Atonement'.Sixteen pages of publisher's adverts to the rear of Volume II. In the original publisher's cloth binding. Externally, generally smart. Some discolouration and marks to the boards and spines. Light bumping to the head and tail of the spines and to the extremities, with a small amount of loss to the head and tail of the spines. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and generally clean with the odd light spot. Prior owner's ink inscription to the head of the first leaf of contents pages to each volume. Pages 217-240 of Volume I are detached but present. Good. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 718P32

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Life of Torquato Tasso

Verlag: Henry Colburn, London

Erscheinungsdatum: 1850

Einband: Cloth

Illustrator: None

Zustand: Good

Auflage: First edition.

Art des Buches: book