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MERIAN (Mathieu)
The Dance of the Dead as it is depicted in the laudable and famous city of Basle, to serve as a mirror of human nature. Basel, Jean-Rod. Im-Hof & Sons, 1789. In-4, rooted basane, gilt spine, spine ornamented, fawn title coin, yellow edges (contemporary binding).
Third edition of the Dance of the Dead drawn and engraved on the original by
Mathieu Merian.
It is illustrated with a frontispiece dated 1744, 41 plates for the Dance of the Dead and a last one depicting
Adam and Eve.
The figures in this edition were engraved by Jacques-Anthony Chovin, engraver in Basel. The first edition was published in 1744, followed by a second
edition in 1756,
from Library A. Barbet (label glued to the back of the title and stamped with repeated purple ink
).
A slightly reddish notebook, some minor soiling. Scrubbed binding, missing caps.
The Dance of the Dead as it is depicted in the laudable and famous city of Basle, to serve as a mirror of human nature. Basel, Jean-Rod. Im-Hof & Sons, 1789. In-4, rooted basane, gilt spine, spine ornamented, fawn title coin, yellow edges (contemporary binding).
Third edition of the Dance of the Dead drawn and engraved on the original by
Mathieu Merian.
It is illustrated with a frontispiece dated 1744, 41 plates for the Dance of the Dead and a last one depicting
Adam and Eve.
The figures in this edition were engraved by Jacques-Anthony Chovin, engraver in Basel. The first edition was published in 1744, followed by a second
edition in 1756,
from Library A. Barbet (label glued to the back of the title and stamped with repeated purple ink
).
A slightly reddish notebook, some minor soiling. Scrubbed binding, missing caps.