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The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti Based on Studies in the Archives of the Buonarroti Family at Florence ... With Etched Portrait and Fifty Reproductions of the Works of the Master.
by SYMONDS, John Addington
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, United States
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About This Item
London: John C. Nimmo, 1893. First edition. Complete in two octavo volumes (9.5" x 7.25"), xxxii & 469; viii, 443 & [2] pages, profusely illustrated including one folding chart of the Sistine Chapel. Publisher's one quarter green over lighter green cloth with the coat of arms of Buonarroti Simoni in gilt, red, blue & black on the upper covers, the spines lettered in gilt. Top edges gilt, ribbon markers sewn in.
Covers a bit soiled, bindings shaken, modest edge wear, corners rubbed through, text blocks cracking in a couple of places (still secure), previous owner's book plates at the front pastedown of both volumes, a good or better set.
A profusely illustrated & exhaustive biography of Michelangelo.
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- Bookseller
- Citation Books, ABAA/ ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1916
- Title
- The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti Based on Studies in the Archives of the Buonarroti Family at Florence ... With Etched Portrait and Fifty Reproductions of the Works of the Master.
- Author
- SYMONDS, John Addington
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Nimmo
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1893
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Michelangelo Buonarroti, Sistine Chapel, Biography, Illustrated, John Addington Symonds.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art; LGBT; Europe; Biography, Autobiography;
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Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
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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...
- Shaken
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Edges
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- Cloth
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- First Edition
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- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
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