Goldscheider, Ludwig & Vasari, Giorgio [ Da Vinci, Leonardo ] — Leonardo Da Vinci - The Artist

Phaidon Press 1945 2nd edition. Cloth, dj, VG/G. 50pp, colour frontis, 85 b/w text figs, 8 tipped in colour plates, 10 colour & 136 b/w illustrations on plates, a nice copy in a slightly edge worn dustjacket. The book contains a short introduction by Goldscheider, followed by Vasari's biography of Da Vinci. The bulk of the book is taken up by reproductions, mostly in photogravure of all of Da Vinci's genuine paintings as well as over 100 of his finest drawings. This second edition has a slightly longer bibliography, and the tipped in plates are in a different order.