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HOLBEIN, Hans "The Dance of Death" [J. Coxhead, 1816] Hand-Colored Plates

HOLBEIN, Hans "The Dance of Death" [J. Coxhead, 1816] Hand-Colored Plates

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"The Dance of Death; From the Original Designs of Hans Holbein" by Hans Holbein [J. Coxhead, London, 1816]. [ii], 70pp. Essay and Life of Holbein in English; descriptive captions in English and French. With 32 (of 33 plates) after Holbein, engraved by Wenceslaus Hollar, all but the portraits hand-colored. Bound in contemporary straight-grain morocco, ruled and tooled in gilt, marbled endpapers, all edges gilt. Includes portraits of Holbein and Hollar. Minor scuffing to boards, some chipping and splitting to spine head. Bookplate for the notable Tempest family. Lacking Plate 19. Occasional foxing and toning, mostly marginal, with offsetting from plates. Very Good.

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