THE DELUGE

by Leonardo Da Vinci, Robert Payne

$100 · Offered by L. W. Currey

First edition

New York: Twayne Publishers, 1954 . Octavo, cloth. First edition. A short novel by Payne based on notes left by Leonardo da Vinci in which he imagines the end of our world, which having become at last a burnt cinder, all earthy nature shall cease, a vision that seems to have dogged Leonardo throughout his life. Reginald 11234. A fine copy in nearly fine dust wrapper with touch of wear

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