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The Life of Benvenuto Cellini, Written by Himself, in Two Volumes
by Cellini, Benvenuto; Symonds, John Addington; Cortissoz, Royal
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Webster, New York, United States
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About This Item
New York: Tudor Publishing Company, 1906. Reissue. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 9x5x1. 1934 12th printing. Front hinge of first volume just starting, small internal tear to vol. 1 backstrip. 1906 Hard Cover. xxix, [1], 359, [1]; vii, [1], 386, [1] pp. 8vo. Maroon cloth, gilt titles, decorations, & rules, top edge gilt. Reproductions of forty original portraits and views. The classic autobiography by the Italian Renaissance goldsmith, painter, sculptor, soldier, and musician, still considered the most important memoir of the era.
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- Bookseller
- Yesterday's Muse Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2062149
- Title
- The Life of Benvenuto Cellini, Written by Himself, in Two Volumes
- Author
- Cellini, Benvenuto; Symonds, John Addington; Cortissoz, Royal
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reissue
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Tudor Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1906
- Size
- 9x5x1
- Weight
- 4.00 lbs
- Keywords
- CLASSICS LITERATURE LITERARY AUTOBIOGRAPHY AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL BIOGRAPHY BIOGRAPHICAL MEMOIRS MEMOIR JOURNALS JOURNAL DIARIES DIARY LIFE BENVENUTO CELLINI FLORENTINE FLORENCE ITALY ITALIAN ARTIST ART ARTISTRY
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Yesterday's Muse Books
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Webster, New York
About Yesterday's Muse Books
Yesterday's Muse Inc. is an independent used & rare bookseller that has been in operation for over 15 years. We opened our first 'brick and mortar' storefront in December of 2008 in our hometown of Webster, NY.Owner Jonathan Smalter is a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA), former vice president of the Independent Online Booksellers Association (IOBA), both of which are trade organizations created to promote ethical online selling practices, and to encourage continuing education among fellow booksellers. He is also a 2011 graduate of the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar (CABS). He has nearly 20 years of experience in the book trade, during which time he has become adept at evaluating used and collectible books.
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
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