The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci: Definitive Edition in One Volume
by MacCurdy, Edward (Arranged, Rendered into English, and Introduced by)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very good in good dust jacket. Spine darkening to jacket and book, with added waviness to book spine. Solid, well-bound, but age
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About This Item
New York / Scranton PA.: George Braziller / Haddon Craftsmen Press., 1954. Book Club Edition. Early 1st publisher: Reynal & Hitchcock 1939.. Hard cover. Very good in good dust jacket. Spine darkening to jacket and book, with added waviness to book spine. Solid, well-bound, but age-toning to glue inside covers near spine. Jacket has minor edge wear, and back jacket cover small holes.. da Vinci, Leonardo (Frontispiece self-portrait and other plates of drawings by). 1 Gray cloth and dark blue paper over boards; red spine titles. 26 cm. Bibliographic Notes; Index. Subtitle: "The reflections of Leonardo in philosophy, science, art, invention, in Life itself, the first manifestations of the speculative mind of Modern Man." First penned in "looking-glass writing", the Florentine genius of the Renaissance era had written also that he would organize his collection of notes later, by subject. He died before taking on that task. Leonardo da Vinci had begun his notes of March 1508, explaining his method of composition. His records extended over 40 years; and 400 years later, the scholarship of Edward MacCurdy presented them. This is possibly a book club edition, as there is no jacket pricing or edition notation.
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- Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
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- Alibris.98720004361
- Title
- The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci: Definitive Edition in One Volume
- Author
- MacCurdy, Edward (Arranged, Rendered into English, and Introduced by)
- Illustrator
- da Vinci, Leonardo (Frontispiece self-portrait and other plates of drawings by)
- Format/Binding
- Hard cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good in good dust jacket. Spine darkening to jacket and book, with added waviness to book spine. Solid, well-bound, but age
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club Edition. Early 1st publisher: Reynal & Hitchcock 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- George Braziller / Haddon Craftsmen Press.
- Place of Publication
- New York / Scranton PA.
- Date Published
- 1954
- Keywords
- Florence, Italy, Renaissance|Philosophy|Invention|Mathematics|Sculpting
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art, Design, & Photography;
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