The Life Of Benvenuto Cellini

New York: Brentano's, 1906. Two volumes finely bound in full red morocco, covers with ornate gilt floral borders, the backs with gilt lettering and decorations in four compartments, top edges gilt, marbled end pages, ribbon markers. Fine, a few faint rubs to boards. With 40 illustrations. . First Edition. Morocco. Fine/No Jacket, As Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾"… Read more about this item

1906 Benvenuto Cellini FAMOUS Memoirs Autobiography Supernatural Visions Demons Benvenuto Cellini was a 16th-century Italian scholar who is most famous for his autobiography. This book gives a detailed account of his career as goldsmith, artist, soldier, and poet. His story; however, is much more than just a day-by-day retelling of his life. Cellini covers strange and bizarre phenomena including a… Read more about this item

Engraved frontis. port. x, 512 pp.; 1 p.l., 403, [45] pp. Two vols. 8vo, fine cont. speckled sheep (short tear, without loss, to pp. 99-100 of Vol. I), green & red morocco lettering pieces on spines. London: T. Davies, 1771. First edition in English of Cellini's autobiography, "a production of the utmost… Read more about this item

Bound in faux leather ("kidron"), with gold-coloured tooling. Introduction by A Calder-Marshall Translated by John Addington Symonds

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1927. Half-Leather. Good +. Gilt spine lettering. Top edge gilt. 464 pages. Illustrated. Some rubbing at the corners, scuffs, prior owner bookplate on the front paste-down, free end paper has 1929 prior owner gift inscription.

Limited Editions Club. Very Good+. 1937. Hardcover. Decorative cloth is toned along spine and edges. No slipcase. No glassine. 1389/1500. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; Signed by Illustrator .

Verona, Italy: The Limited Editions Club, 1937. Hardcover. Translated and edited by John Addington Symonds. Introduction by Thomas Craven. Illustrations by Fritz Kredel. Folio. Beige decorative cloth with gilt spine lettering, dust jacket, slipcase. ix, 302pp. Numerous small illustrations. Near fine/very good/very good. Bit of age toning to front pastedown (only); jacket faintly edgeworn, more so to spine, which… Read more about this item

Geneva: Edito-Service Gold title and decoration to spine on dark green leatherette and mustard coloured leatherette boards. A Fine unmarked copy. Yellow page marker bound in. Uniform with Books That Have Changed Man's Thinking Series. Translated from the Italian by John Addington Symons. With an introduction and appreciation by Arthur Calder-Marshall. Portrait frontispiece and 29 illustrations. Not dated but circa… Read more about this item

London and New York: J.M. Dent & Co. and E.P. Dutton & Co., 1903. First edition. Hardcover. Ex-Library. Translated from Italian, with an introduction, by Anne Macdonell. Includes two photogravure frontispieces, five full page illustrations reproduced from photographs by Alinari, bibliography, and index. Gilt letters and design on spine and front covers with top edges gilt and deckle… Read more about this item

London : Dent, 1926. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slight suggestion only of dust-dulling and rubbing to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 369p. Subjects: Cellini, Benvenuto 1500-1571. Sculptors Italy ; Biography. Genre: Biography. Language: English.

Heron Books, 1968 Book. Very Good. Quarter Bound in Leatherette. First Thus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Vivid account of life in the late Renaissance. Translated by John Addington Symonds, introduction by Arthur Calder-Marshall. 497pp. 24 black and white illustrations. Green/mustard leatherette boards, gilt design to spine and front board, decorated endpapers, yellow page-marker. Minor bumping to corners,… Read more about this item

Heron Books. Part of a set of books issued by subscription, with green leather-look spine and gold colour boards with gilt decoration and lettering. No date, c.1970. Damage to front hinge. . Good. Hardcover.

London: J. M. Dent, 1926. Hardcover. Very Good. Adrien De Friston. 8vo, blue cloth boards with gilt titles on spine and vignette on front. Xiv + 368pp fully illustrated with 28 drawings in pen and ink by Adrien De Friston and many contemporary portraits. Very nice copy with minor edge wear, clean inside with a little age toning… Read more about this item

New York: Brentano's, 1906. Hardcover. Very Good. First edition. Volume I (of two) only. Very good in three quarter blue leather with cloth covered boards, top edge gilt, front hinge is cracked, light edgewear.

[Bristol : Philip and Evans, printers, ca.1870], 1870. First Edition. Hardback. Fine copy rebacked in contemporary 1/2 calf over marble boards, with the original spine laid back. Raised bands with period-sympathetic, new contrasting gilt label on spine. An exceptional example; corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. ; 8vo 8"" - 9"" tall; 152 pages;… Read more 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.… Read more about this item

London ; Toronto : J.M. Dent and Sons ; New York : Dutton & Co., 1933. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine copy in the original gilt-blocked boards. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the spine bands and panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; 368 pages; 20 cm. Subjects; Cellini, Benvenuto 1500-1571. Sculptors… Read more about this item

London : G. Bell and Sons, 1910. First Edition. Hardcover. Good copy in the original publisher's gilt-blocked and blind-bordered cloth, edges very slightly toned. Some wear and tear as with age. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. Physical description; vol. I (only): 390 p. : fronts., plates, ports., facsims., fold. geneal. table ; 21 cm.… Read more about this item

London: Printed for T. Davies, 1771. In two volumes. x, 512; [2], 403pp, [41]. With an engraved portrait frontispiece to Vol. I. Contemporary calf, later rebacked. Heavily rubbed and marked. Later armorial bookplate of Calwich Library to FEP of Vol. I, later inked ownership inscriptions to FFEPs, scattered spotting. The first edition in English, translated by Irish writer and traveller… Read more about this item

London; Printed for T. Davies, 1771., 1771. Hard Cover. FIRST EDITION IN ENGLISH. Post octavo, pp. x, 512; [2], 403, [1], [44]. Frontispiece portrait to Vol I. Full polished calf with 5 raised bands, gilt titles to labels to spine and gilt ruling to compartments. All edges stained red. Leather scuffed to edges with minor wear to… Read more about this item