4521X1 First Printing of this edition. Washington Square Press, New York: August 1963. 429 pages. Softcover. Reading copy. At age 57, the vain, arrogant, and sensitive Benvenuto Cellini, accomplished sculptor of the Italian Renaissance, began to dictate the story of his life in the belief that this was the duty of all men "who have done anything of excellence." Cellini would undoubtedly be surprised to learn that his autobiography, one of the world's three or four best, is far more responsible for his fame today than the works of which he writes. Translated from the Italian by John Addington Symonds. $2.00USD
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