Readable biography of the physicist and inventor Morland. With plates to the rear. Some mild shelf-wear and rubbing to DJ. Contents clean and prim. Very good. [more...]
Neat Penguin edition of Nicholl's thorough biography of Da Vinci. Charting the artist and inventor's life and the evolution of his talent, it features numerous b/w and colour images. Some light shelfwear but clean and unread. very good overall. [more...]
Interesting history of Florence through the lives of some of its key figures: Dante, the Cathedral builders and the monks. Green cloth with gilt detailing. Top edge gilt. Spine slightly cocked. Bumping and rubbing to edges and joints, Marking to covers. [more...]
Reprint. With an introduction by Carl Sagan. B/w diagrams and illustrations. Light bumping to edges of DJ. Contents clean and tight. Very good. [more...]
'Being a further selection of Brief Lives, together with excerpts from his writings on antiquities and science'. Selected and edited by Richard Barber. With b/w images. Complete with slipcase. Some shelfwear and marking to slipcase. Light rubbing to label [more...]