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CARY, Henry Francis (1772–1844), translator. The Vision; or, Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise, of Dante Alighieri. London: Printed for Taylor and Hessey, 1814. 16mo (116 x 75 mm). Half–titles. Early drab boards (possibly as issued), original printed spine labels, uncut (light rubbing to labels). Provenance: John Eustace Grubbe 1815–1899 (engraved bookplate). THE FIRST COMPLETE EDITION IN ENGLISH of the Divine Comedy and the first accurate commentary with about a third of the work devoted to notes. Initially, the three volumes sold poorly, but after Coleridge’s praise for the Divine Comedy in a Royal Institution lecture, it became the standard translation, being reprinted four times in Carey’s lifetime. A very scarce set. From the private library of a prominent Chicago collector, part II.