Giorgio Vasari : Lives of the Most Eminent Painters... Ltd Ed #487/100 SIGNED - $695 - (Crockett, CA)
Lives of the Most Eminent Painters Sculptors and ArchitectsVASARI, GIORGIOPublished by Harry N Abrams, New York (1979)Used Hardcover First Edition Signed Limitation #487/1000Item Description: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York, 1979. Hardcover. Book & Slipcase Condition: Very fine; slight surface scratch wear at crown area of Vol. III (see last image), in addition, volume pages are crisp, hinges are springy, boards and slipcase cover are in extraordinary condition. A gift quality set. Translated from the 1568 (2d) edition by Gaston DuC. de Vere. LIMITED SIGNED EDITION, #487 of 1,000 copies, SIGNED by Sir Kenneth Clark (Author of Introduction) on the Limitations. Three deluxe edition hardcover volumes bound in 1/4 morocco leather, fine cloth boards, marbled endpapers, attractively fitted with publishers matching gilt decorated faux morocco slipcase finished with a brown silk ribbon. There are numerous tipped-in full color plates and b/w illustrations, selected and annotated by Michael Sonino. Stamped/Embossed gilt lettering and decorations; front covers with portrait of Vasari (after Polidore Vergil); spine covers elaborately decorated and lettered. Dimensions: 10.75" x 8.75" x 7"
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