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The Triumphs of Petrarch: Translated into English Verse with an Introduction and Notes
1807307338London: Longman Hurst Rees and Orme 1807. First edition. lxviii 216 2 pp. 12mo. Contemporary green morocco covers gilt with single rule border flat spine divided into six compartments lettered in one the rest richly gilt edges marbled. Slight wear to tips. Early ownership signature K.M.M. to flyleaf bookplate of Clara H. Gould. First edition. lxviii 216 2 pp. 12mo. First edition of Henry Boyd's translation of Petrarch's Trionfi here titled The Triumphs of Petrarch. Boyd 1748/9-1832 was born into a farming family in Dromore Co. Antrim and later educated at Trinity College Dublin. His translation of the entire Divine Comedy the first complete rendering into English was published in 1802 and was instrumental in the rediscovery of Dante in the 19th century. Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme unknown books
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