Durer, Albrecht, Alberti Dureri Clarissimi Pictoris et Geometra de Symetria Partium in Rectis Formis Huanorum Corporum, Libri in Latinum Conversi, bound with De Varietate figurarum et flexuris partium ac gestibus imaginum libro duo, two volumes in one, First Latin edition, 1532 and 1534, Nuremberg, Per Hieronymum Formschender in aedibus Viduce Durerianae, hardcover, small folio, 12.75 x 8.5 inches, rebound in full early 20th century pebbled navy blue leather, aeg, gilt title and raised bands to spine, Durer's woodcut monogram to first title page and illustrated throughout with anatomical woodcut plates including 4 fold-outs in the second volume. Edges slightly trimmed; lacking original blanks. Provenance: Gardiner Greene Hubbard with his armorial bookplate to the front pastedown, Hubbard was founder and first president of the National Geographic Society and the Bell Telephone Company; his daughter Mabel married Alexander Graham Bell; then by descent through the Bell and Grosvenor families and the estate of a direct descendent of Gilbert Grosvenor, Western PA. Grosvenor was the editor of National Geographic Magazine from 1899-1954 and the President of the National Geographic Society from 1920-1954. In generally good condition, binding scuffed and with wear to the corners and outer hinges but still secure and sound; title page is tipped-in and upper corners have been replaced; top right corner of second leaf has also been replaced; spotting to upper margins of first few leaves; mild foxing and finger soil throughout; a couple of pages with old manuscript marginalia, some of which has been trimmed; old bookseller note affixed to the title page. Merchandise will be packed and transported by the purchaser at their own risk and expense. A list of recommended shippers is on our website: https://www.conceptgallery.com/auctions/shipping/ .