John Addington Symonds
Life of BENVENUTO CELLINI
1906

2 FINE BINDINGS SET
Brentano's New York

John Addington Symonds

THE LIFE OF BENVENUTO CELLINI 
WRITTEN BY HIMSELF

New York: Brentano's, 1906. (Likely bound by Zaehnsdorf or Sangorski & Sutcliffe for Brentano's)

93/8 x 61/4 inches

2 volume set beautifully bound:

  • FULL GOLD TOOLED MOROCCO
  • 5 RAISED BANDS
  • TOP PAGE EDGES GILT
  • MARBLED ENDPAPERS
  • GILT RULED TURN INS

Volume I: [3 blank leaves]+[xxx]+[360]+[3 blank leaves]+[20 full page, tissue guarded plates]. Complete.

Volume II: [3 blank leaves]+[vii]+[387]+[3 blank leaves]+[20 full page, tissue guarded plates]. Complete.

In very good+ to near fine condition. Minor, light wear to leather exteriors, inner hinge of volume I cracked but volume is tight. Internally fine with plates and pages clean and crisp.

 

 

$350.00

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