The Life of Benvenuto Cellini Written By Himself
by Cellini, Benvenuto; Symonds, John Adlington
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"All Works of Nature Created by God in Heaven and on Earth are Works of Sculpture"CELLINI, Benvenuto. The Life of Benvenuto Cellini written by himself. Edited and translated by John Aldington Symonds with a Biographical Sketch of Cellini by the same hand together with an introduction to this edition upon Benvenuto Cellini, artist and writer, by Royal Cortissoz with reproductions of forty original portraits and views illustrating the life. New York: Brentano's, [1906]. Two octavo volumes.
Decorated title-pages and forty photogravure plates. Bound in ½ green Morocco cloth sides cloud paper ends. Bound by Brentano's (signed); spines in six compartments separated by raised bands, gilt lettering in two compartments, gilt tooling in remainder.
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- Bookseller
- E. C. Rare Books [ABA / ABAC] (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Biblio103442
- Title
- The Life of Benvenuto Cellini Written By Himself
- Author
- Cellini, Benvenuto; Symonds, John Adlington
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Brentano's
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1906
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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