TRAGEDIA DI GABRIELE DÁNNUNZIO RAPPRESENTATA IN ROMA NELL'ANNO M CMII AD XX DEL MESE DI DECEMBRE IMPRESSA IN MILANO per I. Fratell i Treves nel l 'anno MCMII A DI XX DEL MESE DI MARZO edy of Gabriele D'Annunzio presented in Rome [...] CMII [1902] TO XX OF THE MONTH OF MARCH, FOR THE TREVES BROTHERS, IMPRESSA IN MILAN]

Milano: Fratelli Treves. 1902. 1st ed.. Milano: Fratelli Treves, 1902. 1st ed., small 4to, handmade paper ; pp. (16), 289, (7) illustrated in red and black with several fu ll-page drawings and numerous ornaments throughout. Gilt ornament on front cover, gilt titles on spine; ribbon ties. Original full vellum binding [it was also published in cloth]. Text in Italian . A tragic play in verses, presented for the first time at the Te atro Costanzi in Rome on December 9th 1901. The text centers on the story of how Francesca da Rimini falls in love with her husba nd's brother in the 13th century. The play is based on an episod e from Dante Alighieri's Inferno. It was written for D'Annunzio's lover Eleonora Duse, who played the title role. An English trans lation by Arthur Symons was published in 1902. D’Annunizio was an Italian writer, poet, journalist, and playwright. He occupied a prominent place in Italian literature from 1889 to 1910 and lat er political life from 1914 to 1924. Some of his ideas and aesthe tics influenced the rise of Italian fascism. The vibrant decorat ions are by Adolfo De Carolis, an art nouveau/symbolist artist re miniscent of Walter Crane and William Morris. ##### . : Very good. The text block is fine; virtually pristine. The parc hment covers are very good; light wear, a few small edge nicks, m inor creasing at bottom of spine, front cover bowed. .