The life of Dante
By: Giovanni Boccaccio ; revised translation by Philip Henry Wicksteed ; wood-engravings by John DePol.
Contributors: Wicksteed, Philip Henry, 1844-1927.; Allen Press.
Publisher: Produced by hand at The Allen Press
Published: 1992
Place of publication: Greenbrae, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 70
Subjects: Dante Alighieri, -- 1265-1321.
Work titles: Vita di Dante.
Notes: Translation of: La vita di Dante.

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