Lot Essay
The autobiography of Benevenuto Cellini (1500-71), begun in Florence in 1558, remained unpublished until the 18th century.
Details
Cellini (Benvenuto): Vita ... da lui medesimo scritta, [Naples], Per Pietro Martello, [1728], 4to, title printed in red and black (some heavy browning, margins dampstained, F3 holed with slight loss), contemporary vellum. [Cicognara 2231; Graesse II, 99]