Benvenuto Cellini; Anne Macdonell [translator] - The Life of Benvenuto Cellini: A Florentine Artist

London, J. M. Dent and Sons Limited , 1926. Leather. An illustrated English translation of Benvenuto Cellini's captivating autobiography, in a signed half calf binding by Bumpus. First thus, second impression. Bound in signed half calf by Bumpus, with marbled paper covered boards. Illustrated with twenty monochrome plates and numerous pen and ink decorations by Adrian de Friston. Collated, complete. Offering an English translation of the fascinating autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini, a prominent Italian Renaissance goldsmith, sculptor and author. The work sheds light on the artist's skills, personality and controversies - Cellini's life was marked by periods of imprisonment, violent feuds, and even accusations of murder, which he recounts in his autobiography.Translated by Anne Macdonell. Bound in signed half calf by Bumpus, with marbled paper covered boards. Externally, cracking to the joints. Front board is at risk of detaching with further handling. With rubbing to the extremities. Internally, firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Good . Ill.: Adrian de Friston. Good .

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