Boston, MA: Little, Brown and Company, 1866. Hardcover. Fair. 8vo. TWO VOLUME SET. Volume One is 558 pages. Volume Two is 538 pages, indexed. Hardcovers bound in red cloth with title in gilt on front cover and spine. Both copies show wear to covers. Corners are bumped and rubbed. Fraying, rubbing, tears at headcap/foot of spine. Spines are toned. VOLUME ONE: Prior owner's signature on the reverse of the frontispiece. Foxing on the frontispiece and title page. Rear hinge is broken. Text is toned but sound. VOLUME TWO: There is some splitting of the cloth where the spine meets the covers. Some foxing in the first few pages. Text is toned but sound. Good reading copy.

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Bookseller: Pages Past Used and Rare Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 029916
Title: Life of Michael Angelo
Author: Grimm, Herman
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Fair
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Place of Publication: Boston, MA
Date Published: 1866
Keywords: 1866. Herman Grimm. Michael Angelo. Michaelangelo. Biography. Antiquarian. 19th century. Art. Sculpture. Artist.
Bookseller catalogs: Art; Biography;
Note: May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.

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Pages Past is a small used & rare bookshop located a few blocks from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Since 1996 we have been serving the Triad community as well as customers from around the world. We have around 15-20,000 volumes in our shop. We specialize in North Carolina, Virginia, Civil War, Old Leather, Christianity, Eastern and Western Philosophies, and the simply unusual. We very likely have the oldest books in Greensboro; we keep a nice selection of antiquarian volumes and scholarly books.

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Hinge: The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
Reading Copy: Indicates a book that is perfectly serviceable for reading. It may have a defect or damage. As such, reading copy is not a...
Spine: The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Rubbing: Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
Title Page: A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
Fair: is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
Cloth: "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
Gilt: The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...