Memoirs of Benvenuto Cellini: Written By Himself
L. C. Page & Company, 1906. First Edition. Leather Binding. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall (small thick). Very Good / No Jacket. Item #L074070
Slight wear to corners (chiefly to upper cover; foredges); slight rubbing to covers (leather; chiefly at edges); previous owner's ink signature on first preliminary leaf; slight internal browning to edges and endpapers. 527, [1] pages + plates. Notable fine-bound issue of the noted Italian sculptor and craftsman's autobiographical reflections, in the familiar Roscoe translation 'revised by Luigi Ricci' (title page recto), and embellished with photogravure plates (from Alinari photographs) as well as the Cellini coat of arms (on upper cover). With a 4-part appendix (including correspondence and a chronology), plus index. Not located in Freitag. Bound in full light brown suede, spine and upper cover stamped and decorated in gilt and black, brown endpapers, t.e.g., remaining edges untrimmed, dark brown silk bookmarker.4 Photogravure Illustrations / Plates (including frontispiece); Pictorial Endpapers (black/brown); title Page (red/black).
Price: $40.00