Macdonell Anne Translator (5 results)

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good (+). No Jacket. Name to front a end paper. No other marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked boards, clear gilt lettering/embossing to spine and no bumping to corners. 368pp. The life of Benvenuto Cellini, sculptor, goldsmith and author who lived in Florentine from 1500 to 1571. Translated by Anne Macdonell. We do not use stock photos, the picture displayed is of the actual book for sale. Every one of our books is in stock in the UK ready for immediate delivery. Size: 7 x 4.25 inches.…

Condition: Good. Hard back binding in publisher's original sage grey Bancroft cloth covered boards, flat back blocked and lettered in gilt, coloured top, art nouveau end papers. 8vo. 7'' x 4¼''. Contains [xii], 510 pp. Spine darkened, pencil name to the front free end paper 'R. R. Murray' and in Good condition. Member of the P.B.F.A. ART [Italian].…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Fine, rare early (1903) first edition (thus), green and brown boards with lovely bright gilt font and decorated spine and equally lovely and bright gilt stamp on cover noting that this copy is part of "The Temple Autobiographies" Edited by WIlliam Macdonald. 273 numbered pps. Portrait frontispiece engrave and under tissue protection. Sewn binding quite tight, deckled paper. Contents clean without marks. A lovely copy, collectible for this early"This piece is an excellent portrayal of life during the Italian Renaissance, but more importantly, the book is purely entertaining. Benvenuto Cellini tells the story of his life in a vivid tale of kings and prostitutes, artists and dukes, soldiers and necromancers, all the while proclaiming himself the absolute protagonist of his world." edition. GIFT quality.this is the original copy of the digitalized book offered online.…

Leather. Condition: Good. 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. Adrian de Friston (illustrator). book.…

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. A two volume set of this illustrated autobiography from Italian goldsmith and sculptor Benvenuto Cellini, translated into English. Complete in two volumes. Volume one is illustrated with a frontispiece and two plates. Volume two is illustrated with a frontispiece and three plates. Collated complete. The autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini, an Italian goldsmith, sculptor, and author. His best-known extant works include the Cellini Salt Cellar, the sculpture of Perseus with the Head of Medusa, and his autobiography, which has been described as "one of the most important documents of the 16th century". The memoirs give a detailed account of his singular career, with his writing showing a great self-regard and self-assertion. Translated with an introduction by Anne Macdonell, a British translator and scholar. In the original full cloth binding. Externally, smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. Fading to the spine with a small split in the cloth to the rear joint of volume II. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Light age toning to the endpapers with a contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper of volume I. Very Good. None (illustrator). book.…