Item #15361 A Sonnet by Dante. W. S. Merwin.
A Sonnet by Dante
A Sonnet by Dante

A Sonnet by Dante

Iowa City, IA: University of Iowa Center for the Book, 2001. First Separate Printing. Paperback. Sewn paper wrappers with printed paper label; small 8vo. Pamphlet in an edition of 100 copies; signed by Merwin. Includes Dante's poem in Italian and with Merwin's English translation. "This sonnet from Vita Nuova was hand-set and printed to mark the occasion of the translator's reading in Iowa City.... [colophon]. A fine copy in a fine example of the mailing envelope for Windhover Press. [We find one example - British Library - on OCLC.]. Fine. Item #15361

A broadside of 100 copies was also printed for the occasion.

Price: $150.00

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