The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti
by John Addington Symonds
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
€209.81€188.83
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About This Item
London: John C. Nimmo, 1893 . First edition. Cloth. Very Good. 9.5" by 7". Michelangelo Buonarroti. The first edition of this two volume densely illustrated biography of Michelangelo Buonarroti. First edition of The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti by John Addington Symonds in the original publisher's quarter cloth bindings. Complete in two volumes. Based on Studies in the Archives of the Buonarroti Family At Florence.Illustrated with thirty three monochrome plates to Volume I and eighteen to Volume II. Collated, complete. Prior owner's book plates to the front pastedowns. In the original publisher's quarter cloth bindings. Externally, smart. There is some bumping to the heads and tails of the spines and to the extremities. There are some light marks to the boards. The hinges are slightly strained but firm. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with the very occasional spot. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 845W12
- Title
- The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti
- Author
- John Addington Symonds
- Illustrator
- Michelangelo Buonarroti
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John C. Nimmo
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1893
- Size
- 9.5" by 7"
- Keywords
- Michelangelo Buonarroti Biography Illustrated Art History Biography
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Cloth
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