One the most important figures in the history of art, his monumental paintings in the Sistine Chapel, his sculpture David in Florence, and his Pieta at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome are among the greatest human achievements of all time and remain the most visited and admired works of art in the world. Michelangelo's life has been the subject of many biographies over the centuries, but it was not until the appearance of John Addington Symonds's The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti, in 1893, that a biographer had complete ...
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One the most important figures in the history of art, his monumental paintings in the Sistine Chapel, his sculpture David in Florence, and his Pieta at St. Peter's Basilica in Rome are among the greatest human achievements of all time and remain the most visited and admired works of art in the world. Michelangelo's life has been the subject of many biographies over the centuries, but it was not until the appearance of John Addington Symonds's The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti, in 1893, that a biographer had complete access to the artist's family archives.
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Add this copy of The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti to cart. $5.49, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Reno rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Reno, NV, UNITED STATES, published by MODERN LIBRARY.
Add this copy of The Life of Michelangelo to cart. $15.00, good condition, Sold by Basement Seller 101 rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Cincinnati, OH, UNITED STATES, published 1928 by Modern library, No Date.
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E. McKnight Kauffer. Very Good+ in Very Good jacket. Modern Library #49. Octavo. 544 pp. Original green cloth with dustjacket illustrated by E. McKnight Kauffer. VG+/VG, former owner stamp on half title page, else an unmarked copy, binding bright & solid; price-clipped jacket has small tear at bottom of front panel, spine slightly faded.
Add this copy of Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti to cart. $55.94, very good condition, Sold by RARE BOOK CELLAR rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Pomona, NY, UNITED STATES, published by Modern Library / Random House.
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Very Good+ in a Very Good dust jacket. Toning to pages. Scuffing and toning to dust jacket. Price sticker on upper front panel. Faded spine. Corner clipped on upper front flap.; 16mo 6"-7" tall.
Add this copy of The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti to cart. $66.29, good condition, Sold by Stephen White Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bradford, WEST YORKSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1900 by Macmillan and Co. Ltd.
Add this copy of The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti to cart. $224.17, very good condition, Sold by Rooke Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from BATH, SOMERSET, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1893 by John C. Nimmo.
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Michelangelo Buonarroti. Very Good. The first edition of this two volume densely illustrated biography of Michelangelo Buonarroti. First edition of The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti by John Addington Symonds in the original publisher's quarter cloth bindings. Â Complete in two volumes. Â Based on Studies in the Archives of the Buonarroti Family At Florence. Illustrated with thirty three monochrome plates to Volume I and eighteen to Volume II. Collated, complete. Â Prior owner's book plates to the front pastedowns. Â In the original publisher's quarter cloth bindings. Externally, smart. There is some bumping to the heads and tails of the spines and to the extremities. There are some light marks to the boards. The hinges are slightly strained but firm. Internally, firmly bound. The pages are bright and clean with the very occasional spot. Very Good.
