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[PRAHL, Niels]. Det menneskelige Livs Flugt, eller Dode-Dands... Edited by T.L. Borup. Copenhagen: J.R. Thiele for J.H. Schubothe, 1814.
4° (208 x 163mm.). Woodcut title vignette and 36 illustrations (1 full-page, 35 ¾ page). Modern marbled boards, gilt ownership monogram stamped on upper cover, leather label on spine, by Gus. Hedberg of Stockholm (spine slightly rubbed).
A FINE COPY OF THIS RARE WORK. A Danish dance of Death, first published in 1762. The fine woodcuts feature the usual cast of characters including the Pope, the Emperor, and the King. The series opens by introducing the band: a quintet of skeletons.
4° (208 x 163mm.). Woodcut title vignette and 36 illustrations (1 full-page, 35 ¾ page). Modern marbled boards, gilt ownership monogram stamped on upper cover, leather label on spine, by Gus. Hedberg of Stockholm (spine slightly rubbed).
A FINE COPY OF THIS RARE WORK. A Danish dance of Death, first published in 1762. The fine woodcuts feature the usual cast of characters including the Pope, the Emperor, and the King. The series opens by introducing the band: a quintet of skeletons.