THE DANCE OF DEATH, Painted By H. Holbein and Engraved By W. Hollar / Bound with MEDITATIONS AND REFLECTIONS By James Hervery, Transposed Into Blank Verse By George Cocking of Redruth, Dedicated By Hin; the Most noble Arthur, Marquis & Earl of Wellington

Holbein, H. & Hollar, W / Hervey, James & Cocking, George

Published by John Harding / Wellington 1813, London, 1804

About this Item

2 Books bound in 1. THE DANCE OF DEATH, Printed by C. Whittingham for John Harding, 1804. Very well illustrated with 30 Plates + a Fold Out Plate of "The Dance Macaber" Engraved by Wencesalus Hollar. Also Frontispiece Plate with Portrait of Hollar and another Plate with a Portrait of Hans Holbein. 70 Text Pages. Bound with an Edition of James Hervey's much loved MEDITATIONS AND CONTEMPLATIONS, Containig Meditations among the Tombs - Reflections on a Flower Garden - A Descant on Creation - Contempations on the Night - The Starry Heavens - and a Winter Piece. Transposed into Blank Verse by George Cocking of Redruth, Cornwall. Dedicated by him to the Duke of Wellington.268 Pages + interesting 5 Page List of Subscribers (mostly Cornish). Contemporary Brown Full-Leather Binding with Gilt Decoration to spine. 8 3/4" Tall, 380g. Splits to leather down sides of spine and front hinge tender. A little scuffing to leather. "The Dance of Death" has very light foxing, Marginal on the plates (very little on the illustrations themselves) (see photos). Hervey's work in very good, clean condition. Please ask if you would like any more Pictures or Information. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 014590

Bibliographic Details

Title: THE DANCE OF DEATH, Painted By H. Holbein ...

Publisher: John Harding / Wellington 1813, London

Publication Date: 1804

Binding: Full-Leather

Illustrator: Hollar, W

Condition: Good+