[Charles Eliot Norton, American author; Authority on Dante] Substantial Autograph Letter Signed C.E. Norton to Paget Toynbee, 'the most influential Dantean scholar of his time', about Dante (of course).

Four pages, 12mo, bifolium, fold marks, good condition. He is sending the three Reports of the Dante Society in reponse to Toynbee's request. In the last Report you will find a list of such publications on Dante or his works as have been made in America, which I truct may be useful to you. The 'Concordance' of which I sent you the specimen pages is advancing well, and will, if we can get it published, be a great boon to the most constant students of the D.C. | You have indertaken a great task [word crossed out] , and one of slow accomplishment. If carried out according to your intention it will be of prime value, superseding other commentaries, a perpetual commentary in itself. | I shall have the pleasure of sending to you before long a copy of a Catalogue now in preparation of the collection of books relating to Dante in the Library of Harvard I have given a large part of my own collection to the Library, and intend that the whole of it should ultimately go there; and, though there are still numerous gaps to be filled, the list will show that we have a tolerable supply of the material for a critical study of the works and life of the Poet, and of what has been writtem about them. | I shall hope to see your paper in the 'Century' before long. An engarving from the portrait in the Codex 1040 in the Riccardi Library would be of great interest. | I send you one of the last remaining copies of a tract [NOT present] which I printed many years since, and which, if you have not happened to see it, may afford you some amusement.