Author: MEREJKOWSKI, DMITRI
Title: The Romance of Leonardo Da Vinci (Modern Library #138. 1)
Description: New York: The Modern Library / Random House, [c.1952]. Hardcover. The brilliant Leonardo Da Vinci is brought to life in this biographical romance. A novel, this work translated from the Russian of Dmitri Merejkowski, and with biographical sketch of the author, by Bernard Guilbert Guerney. Volume wrapped in dust jacket with eye-catching color illustration of Da Vinci to front panel. --- In Toledano spine 8 / green cloth / gilt titling on black spine & cover blocks / black topstain / grey Kent endpapers / jacket style h, verso lists 360 titles in ML catalog. Likely published c.1952 (though 1928 date appears in book). ML #138.1. --- With prior owner's bookplate affixed to front free endpaper, some age-toning to leaves, else a well-preserved, sound copy. Unclipped dust jacket ($1.25) with a few small tears and mild chafing to edges, otherwise intact and protected in new removable mylar wrapper.; 12mo 7" - 7-1/2" tall; xiii, 637 pages. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket .

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