HOLBEIN. *Icones mortis*. Lyon, Sub Scuto Coloniensi [Jean F - Lot 34

HOLBEIN. *Icones mortis*. Lyon, Sub Scuto Coloniensi [Jean Frellon], 1547. In-8, fawn calfskin, double gilt fillet, smooth decorated spine, red edges (19th-century English binding). A complete copy of the 53 woodcut illustrations after Hans Holbein, but with the end of the text missing (from folio D6 to folio L8). (Baudrier, vol. V, p. 209; Mortimer, French, no. 288.) The binding is signed at the top of a flyleaf: Eedy Binder in Tavistock. Title label reattached and soiled; slight water stain and restoration at the tips of the corners. Upper cap missing; fragile hinges.

Estimate:$447.71

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