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The Life of Benvenuto Cellini
as written by himself. Edited and translated by John Addington Symonds with a biographical sketch of Cellini by the same hand together with an introduction to this edition upon Benvenuto Cellini, artist and writer, by Royal Cortissoz with reproductions of forty original portraits and views illustrating the life
New York: Brentano's. October, 1906. First thus.
On the reverse of the ffep, in the upper corner is stamped "Brentano's".
Condition: Two volumes bound in full leather with sumptuous gilt decoration on the covers, spines, and dentelle border on the inside cover, with minor edge and corner wear, Volume 2 has a small area of surface wear to the lower back cover that does not affect the gilt--see photo. Endpapers have a soft purple marbling pattern. Fully illustrated with tissue guards. Many/most pages remain uncut along fore-edge. Interiors remain neat and clean. Bindings are firm.
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