The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini (The Folio Society)
by Cellini, Benvenuto; George Bull, translator
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/No Jacket
- Seller
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Greensboro, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
London : The Folio Society , 1970. Third Printing. . Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. 8vo. 351 pages. Hardcover bound in burgundy cloth with gold embossing in a brown slipcase. Light wear to the cover, which is lightly scuffed on the back. The text is clean and sound. Illustrated with the works of the author.
Synopsis
Benvenuto Cellini was born in Florence in 1500 and died in 1571. James Fenton is a prizewinning poet, former professor of poetry at Oxford, and a regular contributor to The New York Review of Books .
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- Bookseller
- Pages Past Used and Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 049946
- Title
- The Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini (The Folio Society)
- Author
- Cellini, Benvenuto; George Bull, translator
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Third Printing.
- Publisher
- The Folio Society
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1970
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Weight
- 2.30 lbs
- Keywords
- 1970; Benvenuto Cellini; George Bull; Italian Sculptor; Goldsmith; Autobiography; Italy; 16th Century Art; Literature; Illustrated; The Folio Society; Slipcase.
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature & Fiction; Art; Europe;
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Greensboro, North Carolina
About Pages Past Used and Rare Books
Pages Past is a small used & rare bookshop located a few blocks from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Since 1996 we have been serving the Triad community as well as customers from around the world. We have around 15-20,000 volumes in our shop. We specialize in North Carolina, Virginia, Civil War, Old Leather, Christianity, Eastern and Western Philosophies, and the simply unusual. We very likely have the oldest books in Greensboro; we keep a nice selection of antiquarian volumes and scholarly books.
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- Folio
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