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1880rif. 21434Stuttgart, Wittwer, o. J. (um 1880). 47 gestochenen Tafeln von Josef Niederbühl (inkl. Titel). 8°. HLdr. der Zeit mit Rückenvergoldung und Rückenschild (gebeleicht und etw. bestoßen). [5 Warenabbildungen]
rif. 108775aafUttweil am Bodensee, C. Uhler o.J. (1860), in-8vo, VIII (Titelbl. - Vorwort) + 48 getönt. Holzst.-Tafeln, sehr sauberes Exemplar, gold- u. blindgepr. Lwd d. Zt, mit Deckeltitel, Buckblock aus d. Orig.-Einband gelöst, Rücken etwas verblasst, sonst tadellos.
1811rif. 404946London: B. Crosby & Co 1811. Front cover detached some wear at extremities stain on title light spotting throughout. 12mo 178 x 110 mm. vi 56 pages. Engraved frontispiece and 47 engraved plates. Contemporary half calf marbled boards. Provenance: Robert Frederick Green bookplate; Donald Wandrei author and co-founder of Arkham House Publishers bookplate. A finely-printed English-language edition of Holbein's Dance of Death engravings made after the wall paintings in the Church in Basel. B. Crosby & Co hardcover books
1856rif. 37923Paris: Edwin Tross 1856. 8vo 21.8 cm 8.625". 96 pp.; illus. Tross's careful and elegant 19th-century edition: The Dance of Death concept experienced a revival in French Romantic literature of the era and the main text here in French and Latin is prefaced by Anatole de Montaiglon's introduction in French. The reproductions of Holbein's initials were done by Heinrich Loedel and each page is given an => exquisite death-themed wood-engraved border by Léon le Maire after designs from a Book of Hours printed by Simon Vostre. The alphabet is represented excluding J and U by magnificent engraved historiated letters five of which are repeated. Binding: Chocolate brown morocco covers framed and panelled in blind with gilt-tooled corner fleurons and gilt strapwork central medallions; spine with blind-ruled raised bands and gilt-stamped title and date and cover fleurons repeated in compartments; turn-ins with wide composite gilt rolls. All edges gilt; striking and distinctive marbled endpapers. => Signed by binder L. Claessens with tiny stamp in roll on lower front turn-in. Provenance: From the library of American collector Albert A. Howard small booklabel "AHA" at rear. Bound as above and in lovely condition; extremely minor spots of rubbing and scraping to boards one raised band with a short cut and a sliver of leather lost. => An overall wonderful copy of this beautiful reprint. Edwin Tross hardcover books
1796rif. 54848IMITATIONS OF ORIGINAL DRAWINGS BY HANS HOLBEIN IN THE COLLECTION OF HIS MAJESTY FOR THE PORTRAITS OF ILLUSTRIOUS PERSONS OF THE COURT OF HENRY VIII. WITH BIOGRAPHICAL TRACTS. John Chamberlaine London. 1796. Bartolozzi developed his style to imitate the subtleties of renaissance and baroque chalk drawings and became deservedly famous for his stipple engraving. The portraits in this collection show how effective this technique was in reproducing with such incredible fidelity Holbein's original designs. Accompanied by a biographical tract giving a brief history of Sir John Gage a nobleman in the courts of Henry VIII Edward VI and Mary I. Engraved by BARTOLOZZI Francesco. Stipple engraving. Fine condition. Printed colour. Size: 28 x 38.5 cm. 11 x 15 inches. unknown
1777rif. 64281Neuchâtel, Samuel Fauche 1777 In-8, plein veau brun, dos à nerfs, filets et fleurons dorés, 14-234-12 pp. Illustré d'un double frontispice, 75 vignettes sur bois dans le texte et de 5 sur 6 planches dépliantes hors-texte d'après Holbein. Coiffe de tête arrachée, mors sup.fendillés, par ailleurs frais.
1780rif. 33441780 In8 Reliure en plein chagrin noir, 4 faux nerfs, titre frappé d'or, (1) titre, (1) faux titre, Chrétien de Méchel, graveur de « S.A.S Monseigneur l’electeur Palatin » a entrepris ce travail en 1780, date de la destruction du cimetière des innocents à Paris où se trouvait la grande danse des morts, peinte par les frères Limbourg. Gravant d’après les dessins originaux de Hans Holbein, il regroupa ses cuivres dans une édition in Folio en douze planches contenant chacune quatre gravures. Cette édition publiée à Bale à compte d’auteur eut un tirage très restreint. L’imprimeur Simon Rançon, eu l’idée en 1854 de remettre en vente ces gravures originales sous forme d’un In 8 composé des tirages originaux massicotés en quatre parties et montés sur onglets. Cette édition est d’une grande rareté.
rif. 03-0651Basel: Guillaume Haas 1829. Woodcuts after Holbein from his ink drawings in the margins of a copy of the book in the public library of Basel. 12 plates with mainly 5-9 wood-engravings on each plate. Half vellum. From H. Scofield’s Library. Basel: Guillaume Haas, 1829. hardcover
rif. #[60354]Half length portrait of Erasmus of Rotterdam in elaborated oval frame with caduceus and shield with Medusa's head. Inscription on plynth below:' DESIDERIO ERASMO / ROTTERODAMO. / Effigiem Desiderii qui cernis Erasmi / Humano quiddam grandius ore vides. / Perlege Scriptoris divina volumina magni / Coelesti dices scripta fuisse manu. / Doctrinam eloquium pietatem singula spirat / Pagina: nec quicquam tersius esse potest. / Ardua qui studiis et seria junxit amoenis / Utile qui dulci miscuit; ille fuit / Editus ad Mosam Rheni delatus ad amnem / Praeposuit patriae te Basilea suae. / Terra Virum repetit post mortem Belgica; jamque / Nascitur in Batavo rursus ut ante solo. / Petrus Francius'. In 'Desiderii Erasmi Roterodami Opera omnia emendatiora et auctiora . in decem tomos distincta.' Leiden: Pieter van der Aa 1703. l Engraving on paper with margins; platemark: 413 x 301 mm; total: 453 x 335 mm; few tiny holes some dirt on the left margin. W 20; M 1493. PP02E Erasmus unknown
1803rif. 6498London: 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. John Scott and Thomas Ostell hardcover books
1799rif. P4437London: John Chamberlaine c.1799. Very Good. Notes: A stipple engraving of Anne Cresacre during the late 18th century. Anne Cresacre 1511–77 was the ward of Thomas More who had taken her into his family after the death of her father. In 1527 she was betrothed to More's only son John: the couple married in 1529. This drawing is one of seven fine surviving studies drawn by Holbein for his group portrait of Thomas More's family. Image Size : 383x258 mm 15.08x10.16 Inches Platemark Size : 430x300 mm 16.93x11.81 Inches Paper Size : 543x406 mm 21.38x15.98 Inches Coloring: Printed in Color Medium: Stipple Engraving Categories: Portraits Others; John Chamberlaine unknown
1830rif. 14624London: William Pickering 1830 Contemporary straight-grained brown morocco over marbled boards. . Octavo. Woodcut printer's device on title and colophon. Illustrations engraved by John and Mary Byfield. Extremites a bit rubbed extremities of spine darkened. A very good copy. William Pickering, hardcover
1877rif. 190547London: Arundel Society for Promoting the Knowledge of Art 1877. Hardcover. Fair heavy shelfwear to boards internal hinges broken with pages loose all plates are present foxing spots throughout volume 2 has possible water damage to thegreen cloth of the bottom front cover volume 1 has some damp staining to top edge of beginning pages. Two oversized volumes bound in 3/4 brown leather and green cloth boards 5 raised bands on spines with gilt lettering top edge gilt marble illustrated end papers. Volume 1 contains an 8 pp preface followed by a list of the plates and plates numbered 1-40. Volume 2 contains a list of the plates followed by plates 41-80. Each plate has an accompanying text page. "Under the Sanction of the Science and Art Department of the Committee of Council on Education." title page. 18x13x3" Arundel Society for Promoting the Knowledge of Art hardcover
1803rif. 6498London: 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. John Scott and Thomas Ostell unknown
rif. 50668Paris.Labitte.(s.d.).In-12 en demi-maroquin à coins d'époque.Tête dorée.252 p.53 gravures d'Holbein sur Chine.Des rousseurs.Ex-libris.
1892rif. 12597London: George Bell & Sons. Fair with no dust jacket. 1892. Limited Edition. Hardcover. ii 18 ii pp 49 leaves. Limited edition of 500 copies of which this is one in Imperial 16mo. Signature of Harriet Monroe in pencil on the first free end paper. In original publisher's brown cloth with gilt title to front cover spine covering perished but binding holding. Red and black title page 49 copies of woodcuts and a facsimile of the original 1538 French title page. Forty-one of the woodcuts were according to Dobson cut 11 years before 1538 while the remaining 8 were added after that edition. Accompanying each woodcut is a verse in Latin with the antique French below it. Harriet Monroe 1860 1936 was an American editor scholar literary critic poet and patron of the arts and the founding publisher and long-time editor of Poetry magazine which she established in 1912. As a supporter of the poets Wallace Stevens Ezra Pound H. D. T. S. Eliot William Carlos Williams Carl Sandburg Max Michelson and others Monroe played an important role in the development of modern poetry. Interior is in good condition. The tissue protector for the title page is heavily browned and cracking away at the gutter the binding is a bit shaken but otherwise the book is clean and unmarked save for Monroe's signature and a small bibliographic note on the verso of that page. A scarce title nice with an early Monroe provenance. ; 16mo 6" - 7" tall . George Bell & Sons hardcover
rif. 120638aafAmsterdam, Chez François l’Honoré, 1745, in-8vo, 12 ff. + 340 p. + 10 ff. de table, illustré de 75 gravures sur bois (par P. LS. d’après Holbein) + 6 planches gravées en taille-douce dépl., çà et là quelques rousseurs, taches ou faiblesses du papier, reliure en basane d’époque, coiffe tirée avec manque, charnières faibles et part. fendues, corps du livre légèrement courbe.
rif. 24396London Printed by C. Whittingham sold by John Harding 1804. Small 4to.72pp. 33 inserted engraved plates including two portraits Holbein and Hollar and a folding plate to accompany "Dance of Macaber' at rear. Original pale blue papered boards recently re-cased and re-backed with rather amateurish label. Some internal foxing the Holbein engravings less affected. Some marginal loss to last two text leaves. Overall a very good copy. . Scarce and important. London, Printed by C. Whittingham, sold by John Harding, 1804. hardcover
1842rif. 18637Paris, Jules Labitte, sans date [1842]. Petit in-12 de 252-[2] pages, demi-chagrin chocolat, dos à nerfs orné de filets et fleurons dorés. Reliure signée Faille.
1803rif. 2301030063Printed by S. Gosnell London 1803. Hardcover. Good. The Dances of Death: Memento Mori Small 4to. Rebacked in later cloth over early blue boards. Solid binding. Some shelf wear. Engraved frontispiece title in French of the 1786 ed: "Le triomphe de la mort grave d'apres les desins originaux de Jean Holbein par Deuchar" Some toning spotting. 41 of 46 copper engraved plates. Inscription of "Hugh Frazier Parker St. John's College Oxford 1932" on front end page. Han's Holbein's series of woodcuts was first published in 1536 and became the most famous illustrations published on this theme. Minns Collection 269. [Printed by S. Gosnell], [London] hardcover
1887rif. 29682Holbein's Dance of Death compiled by Francis Douce and edited in 1887 by John Holbein revives Hans Holbein the Younger's classic moral sequence of forty-eight woodcut engravings exploring the transience of life and universal mortality. Printed in London by Hamilton Adams & Co. this octavo volume forms part of the Victorian revival of Renaissance art and moral allegory. The text includes biographical commentary on Holbein's life and his intellectual connection with Erasmus outlining how humanist thought influenced the creation of the Dance of Death cycle. Each engraving is accompanied by descriptive text underscoring the precision and subtlety of Holbein's work. Collation: 3 5-11 2 48 plates. Illustrations: 48 engraved plates. Edition: 1887 edition. Format: Octavo 8vo single volume. Condition: Very Good; binding tight and secure with only mild rubbing to corners; plates clean minimal age toning. #29682 PHOTOS AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Hamilton, Adams & Co hardcover
rif. 41561A Amsterdam, chez François L'Honoré, 1745. In-8°, [24]-340-[20] pages. Reliure plein veau caillouté, dos lisse orné de fleurons dorés, pièce de tiotre marron, triple filet doré encadrant les plats, tranches rouges.
1728rif. 0760# AUTEUR: Erasme # ILLUSTRATEUR: Holbein # ÉDITEUR: L'honoré François Amsterdam # ANNÉE ÉDITION: 1728 # COUVERTURE: 1/2 basane mouchetée - dos à nerfs très orné - pièce de titre en maroquin rouge - tranches rouges - chiffres et date en queue # DÉTAILS: Petit in 8° relié 2ff (frontispice, titre) + 1ff ( privilège) + 1ff (avertissement) + 6ff ( préface du traducteur) + 4ff ( préface d'Erasme adressée à Thomas Morus, son ami) + frontispice ( Erasme-Morus-Holbein) + 340pp + 10ff ( table). 75 gravures in-t, 6 gravures dépliantes ht. de Holbein. Traduit par Mr Gueudeville, avec les notes de Gérard Listre, les belles figures de Holbein: le tout sur l'original de l'académie de Bâle. Pièce qui représentant au naturel l'HOMME tout défiguré par la SOTISE, lui apprend agréablement à rentrer dans le bon Sens dans la Raison. Nouvelle édition revue avec soin mise dans un meilleur ordre. # PHOTOS visibles sur www.latourinfernal.com
rif. 85465hBook. Very Good. Hardcover. No date or place published 1790 at London. Contemporary full calf restored & rebacked with original spine relaid. Original marbled endpapers. 14 leaves of text plus 30 plates. Some slight toning and foxing but in general very clean including plates. A sound and handsome copy. Dimensions 172x110mm. . Hardcover