Life of Benvenuto Cellini 2 Vol Set Navarre Society HC Vintage 1927
Beautiful two-volume 1927 edition of The Life of Benvenuto Cellini, translated and adapted by Robert H. Hobart Cust and published by The Navarre Society, London. This attractive set is bound in bright green cloth with gilt spine lettering and decorative heraldic crests, giving the books a refined Art Deco-era appearance.
Benvenuto Cellini, the famed Renaissance sculptor, goldsmith, and autobiographer, remains one of the most colorful figures of Italian art history. These volumes were produced by the respected Navarre Society and retain their original bindings with clean interiors and deckled page edges. A handsome collectible set for readers of Renaissance history, Italian art, biography, and fine press decorative bindings.
Title: The Life of Benvenuto Cellini
Author/Version By: Robert H. Hobart Cust
Volumes: Complete 2-volume set (Vol. I & II)
Publisher: The Navarre Society Limited
Place of Publication: London
Year Published: 1927
Language: English
Binding: Green cloth hardcover with gilt lettering and crest
Design Style: Art Deco / early 20th-century fine binding
Subject: Renaissance biography / Italian art history
Printed: Great Britain
Features: Deckled page edges, illustrated plates, decorative gilt stamping
Manufacture: United Kingdom
Very good vintage condition with light age wear, clean decorative bindings, and lightly toned pages
Pages: Approx. 390 pages Vol. I / 533 pages Vol. II
Size: 8 1/4" x 6" x 4" total shelf width
3 lbs 3oz
SKU 9484
Benvenuto Cellini, the famed Renaissance sculptor, goldsmith, and autobiographer, remains one of the most colorful figures of Italian art history. These volumes were produced by the respected Navarre Society and retain their original bindings with clean interiors and deckled page edges. A handsome collectible set for readers of Renaissance history, Italian art, biography, and fine press decorative bindings.
Title: The Life of Benvenuto Cellini
Author/Version By: Robert H. Hobart Cust
Volumes: Complete 2-volume set (Vol. I & II)
Publisher: The Navarre Society Limited
Place of Publication: London
Year Published: 1927
Language: English
Binding: Green cloth hardcover with gilt lettering and crest
Design Style: Art Deco / early 20th-century fine binding
Subject: Renaissance biography / Italian art history
Printed: Great Britain
Features: Deckled page edges, illustrated plates, decorative gilt stamping
Manufacture: United Kingdom
Very good vintage condition with light age wear, clean decorative bindings, and lightly toned pages
Pages: Approx. 390 pages Vol. I / 533 pages Vol. II
Size: 8 1/4" x 6" x 4" total shelf width
3 lbs 3oz
SKU 9484
Description
Beautiful two-volume 1927 edition of The Life of Benvenuto Cellini, translated and adapted by Robert H. Hobart Cust and published by The Navarre Society, London. This attractive set is bound in bright green cloth with gilt spine lettering and decorative heraldic crests, giving the books a refined Art Deco-era appearance.
Benvenuto Cellini, the famed Renaissance sculptor, goldsmith, and autobiographer, remains one of the most colorful figures of Italian art history. These volumes were produced by the respected Navarre Society and retain their original bindings with clean interiors and deckled page edges. A handsome collectible set for readers of Renaissance history, Italian art, biography, and fine press decorative bindings.
Title: The Life of Benvenuto Cellini
Author/Version By: Robert H. Hobart Cust
Volumes: Complete 2-volume set (Vol. I & II)
Publisher: The Navarre Society Limited
Place of Publication: London
Year Published: 1927
Language: English
Binding: Green cloth hardcover with gilt lettering and crest
Design Style: Art Deco / early 20th-century fine binding
Subject: Renaissance biography / Italian art history
Printed: Great Britain
Features: Deckled page edges, illustrated plates, decorative gilt stamping
Manufacture: United Kingdom
Very good vintage condition with light age wear, clean decorative bindings, and lightly toned pages
Pages: Approx. 390 pages Vol. I / 533 pages Vol. II
Size: 8 1/4" x 6" x 4" total shelf width
3 lbs 3oz
SKU 9484
Benvenuto Cellini, the famed Renaissance sculptor, goldsmith, and autobiographer, remains one of the most colorful figures of Italian art history. These volumes were produced by the respected Navarre Society and retain their original bindings with clean interiors and deckled page edges. A handsome collectible set for readers of Renaissance history, Italian art, biography, and fine press decorative bindings.
Title: The Life of Benvenuto Cellini
Author/Version By: Robert H. Hobart Cust
Volumes: Complete 2-volume set (Vol. I & II)
Publisher: The Navarre Society Limited
Place of Publication: London
Year Published: 1927
Language: English
Binding: Green cloth hardcover with gilt lettering and crest
Design Style: Art Deco / early 20th-century fine binding
Subject: Renaissance biography / Italian art history
Printed: Great Britain
Features: Deckled page edges, illustrated plates, decorative gilt stamping
Manufacture: United Kingdom
Very good vintage condition with light age wear, clean decorative bindings, and lightly toned pages
Pages: Approx. 390 pages Vol. I / 533 pages Vol. II
Size: 8 1/4" x 6" x 4" total shelf width
3 lbs 3oz
SKU 9484
Life of Benvenuto Cellini 2 Vol Set Navarre Society HC Vintage 1927
$95.00