The life of Benvenuto Cellini : a Florentine artist / written by himself, translated into English by Anne Macdonell ; with an introduction by Henry Wilson ; fully illustrated with twenty-eight drawings in pen & ink by Adrian De Friston and many contemporary portraits
by Cellini, Benvenuto (1500-1571). MacDonell, Anne
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About This Item
London ; Toronto New York : J.M. Dent and Sons ; Dutton & Co., 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. Good copy bound in half leather over cloth boards with a gilt-blocked title to the spine. Remains well preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Includes previous owner's signature. Physical description; xiv, 368 p., [20] leaves of plates : ill., ports. ; 21 cm. Notes; ""A note on the translation. p. xiii."" Includes bibliographical references and index. Subjects; Cellini, Bienvenuto (1500-1571). Sculptors Italy ; Biography.
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- Title
- The life of Benvenuto Cellini : a Florentine artist / written by himself, translated into English by Anne Macdonell ; with an introduction by Henry Wilson ; fully illustrated with twenty-eight drawings in pen & ink by Adrian De Friston and many contemporary portraits
- Author
- Cellini, Benvenuto (1500-1571). MacDonell, Anne
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- London ; Toronto New York : J.M. Dent and Sons ; Dutton & Co.
- Date Published
- 1933
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