Description
Part I
Le triomphe de la mort.
Basel ; 1780
With 2 engraved illustrations and 47 copperplate engravings by Christian de Mechel after Holbein on 12 plates and 2 additional plates
Bound with:
Part II
La passion de Notre Seigneur.
Basel; 1784
With 2 unnumbered plates, engraved title, 12 numbered, full-page engraved plates.
Period cardboard binding with manuscript title to the spine
- Brunet III, 251. Cohen/R. 493. Massmann p. 56. -
First edition.
contains the complete Dance of Death sequence, with the excellent copperplate engravings directly based on Holbein's original woodcuts.
Bookplate of Edward Cheney.
Folio. Size about 11.5 by 15 inches
Text in French
Reserve: $1,099.00
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1780 The TRIUMPH of Death ENGRAVINGS by HOLBEIN antique Le triomphe de la mort
Estimate $1,500-$2,000
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