The Life of Lorenzo de Medici
by William Roscoe
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
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About This Item
London: A Strahan, T Cadell and W Davies, 1897. Leather. Very Good. 11.5" by 9". None. The third edition of this two volume biography of the famous Lorenzo de' Medici, written by historian William Roscoe. The third edition of this work, published the year after the first and second editions. With an engraved portrait of Medici as the frontispiece to volume I, headpieces to all chapters and vignettes to the title pages. An engraved tail piece to the end of both volumes. Collated, complete. Lorenzo de' Medici was an Italian statesman and the de facto ruler of the Florentine Republic. He is regarded as one of the most powerful and influential patrons of the Renaissance movement within Italy. A member of the infamous Medici family, Lorenzo was known as Lorenzo the Magnificent. This is the work of William Roscoe. Roscoe was a historian, art collector, botanist, and MP. He pursued Italian studies, which resulted in this biography, which was well received among historians and was incredibly popular at the time.ESTC reference no. T126519 In a quarter red calf binding with tree calf boards. Portion of calf missing to front board of volume II. Bumping to extremities and spine heads and tails. Portion of front pastedown removed to each volume, likely where a bookplate was once present. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Very Good
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 781F14
- Title
- The Life of Lorenzo de Medici
- Author
- William Roscoe
- Illustrator
- None
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- A Strahan, T Cadell and W Davies
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1897
- Size
- 11.5" by 9"
- Keywords
- Medici Italy Florence Italian Italy Biography
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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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- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Spine
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- Bookplate
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- Tail
- The heel of the spine.