Auction 359 Old & Rare Books - Various subjects
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DANCE OF DEATH -- CHOVIN, J.A. Todten-Tanz, wie derselbe in der löbl. u. welt-berühmten Stadt Basel, Als ein Spiegel menschlicher Beschaffenheit, künstlich gemahlet und zu sehen ist / La danse des morts, comme elle est dépeinte dans la louable et célèbre ville de Basle, pour servir de miroir de la nature humaine (…). Basel, J.R. Imhoff, 1744. Liv, (1), 132 pp. W. engr. title-p., several woodcut head- and tailpieces and 43 engrs. in the text after Matthäeus Merian. Sm-4°. Cont. h. vellum extra. (Sides chafed, corners bumped, small initials in ink on first free endpaper, newspaper article & typoscript annot. tipped in on paste down, some yellowing, a few (finger-)stains, images generally unaffected).

First Basel edition in German and French. The impressive copper engravings of the Dance of Death by J. A. Chovin after M. Merian.

€ 600

result € 1000

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