Title: The LIFE Of BENVENUTO CELLINI Written by Himself. Edited and Translated by John Addington Symonds with a Biographical Sketch of Cellini by the Same Hand Together with aan Introduction to This Edition Upon Benvenuto Cellini, Artist and Writer, by Royal Cortissoz with Reporductions or Forty Original Portraits and Views Illustrating the Life (2 Vols)
Author: Benvenuto Cellini
Publisher: Brentano's
Publication Date: 1906
Type: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Notes: Original matching two volume set with marbled boards and red leather quarterstripe and tipe with five raised bands and gilt lettering and decorations along spine; light rubbing along edges. Binding and hinges tight and square; contents clean and unmarked except for original owner bookplates on front inside cover. Marbled endpapers. Gilt top edges. No dust jackets. Vol. I (360pp); Vol II (387pp. Index). Features 40 tissue covered full page illustrations. Includes tipped in note stating: "This book is bound by R. R. Donnelley & Son's Co., Chicago with acid-free leather specially manufactured according to the recommendation of the Society of Arts Committee on Bookbinding." First thus. Additional photos available upon request. All items carefully packed to avoid damage from moisture and rough handling. Sku: 016686
