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Lot 40
Sale 5950 - Books and Manuscripts
May 4, 2022
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Live / Philadelphia
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$1,260
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[Fine Bindings] Symonds, John Addington Renaissance in Italy
A handsome Arts and Crafts binding
London: Smith, Elder, & Co., 1875-86. In seven volumes. First edition. 8vo. Finely bound in full contemporary green crushed levant, stamped in gilt, spines browned, scattered rubbing to front and rear joints, front joints slightly splitting on The Revival of Learning and The Catholic Reaction, Part II; top edges gilt, other edges trimmed; marbled endpapers; by Riviere & Son.
Comprising:
- The Age of the Despots, 1875
- The Revival of Learning, 1877
- The Fine Arts, 1877
- Italian Literature, 1881. In two volumes
- The Catholic Reaction, 1886. In two volumes.
A handsome set.