London, Richard Field, 1591
Orlando Furioso in English Heroical Verse, by John Haringto[n].
Rare first edition of Orlando Furioso translated by the Elizabethan courtier and poet Sir John Harington (1560-1612) – the first English version of Ludovico Ariosto’s (1454-1553) famous epic poem – here with its 47 full-page engravings enriched with exceptionally fine contemporary hand-coloring, complete with extensive silver and gold accents, and..... More