The Dances of Death, Through the Various Stages of Human Life: Wherein the Capriciousness of That Tyrant Is Exhibited: In Forty-Six Copper-plates; Done from the Original Designs, Which Were Cut in Wood and Afterwards Painted, By John Holbein
by John Holbein
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Collectible; Very Good
- Seller
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Waccabuc, New York, United States
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About This Item
London: John Scott and Thomas Ostell, 1803. Half-Leather. Collectible; Very Good. The 1803 1st "John Scott" edition, with the 36 remarkable Holbein copper-plates (and further etched by David Deuchar). A dual text edition, with the descriptions of each plate in both French and English. Bound in half period-calf over marbled boards. A degree of scuffing and wear at the leather, notable chipping and label loss at the spine. Light foxing at specific points in the text but the plates are clean and bright and have held up very nicely. In spite of the (forgivable) flaws, still sturdy and VG-. 12mo, painted by Holbein in the Town House of Basil.
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- Bookseller
- Appledore Books, ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 6498
- Title
- The Dances of Death, Through the Various Stages of Human Life: Wherein the Capriciousness of That Tyrant Is Exhibited: In Forty-Six Copper-plates; Done from the Original Designs, Which Were Cut in Wood and Afterwards Painted, By John Holbein
- Author
- John Holbein
- Format/Binding
- Half-Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Collectible; Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- John Scott and Thomas Ostell
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1803
- Keywords
- Rare Holbein, Rare Editions of "The Dances of Death", Rare John Scott, 19th Century Editions of "The Dances of Death"
- Bookseller catalogs
- Art; Mythology; Religion;
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Appledore Books, ABAA
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Waccabuc, New York
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- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...