Search Results: the madrid codices 6 volumes by leonardo da vinci

Harpercollins College Div. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1974. Hardcover. 0070371946 . Five volume set plus a volume with the certificate from Don Guastavino of the National Library at Madrid. No slipcase. Number 624 of a limited edition of 1000. Red leather hardcovers published by McGraw-Hill Book Company in 1974. No dust jackets. Covers have gilt borders and spines have gilt lettering and decorations. Some corners are slightly bumped. Vol. 1 has scuffing at top and bottom of back cover. Vol. 4 has a shallow indentation and some scuffing on back bottom edge by corner. Vol. 5 has a small stain on side edges of pages by bottom corner. Books are in very good condition. Large 8vo, 11.3 lb.; English And Italian Edition; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall .

New York: McGraw-Hill, 1974. Deluxe Limited edition. Red leather in custom case. Near Fine. No.589 of a numbered edition of 1,000. The plates were destroyed after production. Commentary by Ladislao Reti ; glossary, index, and final corrections by Augusto Marinoni. Facsimiles of the MSS. in mirror writing (Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, 8936 and 8937), transcription of the Italian text with parallel English translation, and English commentary. v.1-2: Leonardo's notebooks reproduced in color gravure from the original manuscripts; v.3: General commentary by Ladislao Reti; v.4-5: Transcription of Leonardo's writing in Italian and English. The sixth vol. contains an official authenticated certificate issued by the Spanish government. All volumes are bound in red leather with gold tooling, exactly duplicating the 18th century bindings of the original notebooks. All six volumes are housed in a custom clear crystalline display case. Also includes a somewhat battered prospectus pamphlet.