1896 Rare Book - The Dance of Death by Hans Holbein with Also his Bible Cuts Rare book Binding: Attractive and very good

Binding: Attractive and very good wooden boards with Chinese characters in relief to the covers

Illustrations: Complete with the 3 frontispieces and vignette chapter heads by Henry Austin

"First printing in America

the volume sought to preserve regional traditions and dialect at a time when “auld langsyne” was being superseded by more standardized forms of English

Second printing (stated)

1896 Rare Book - The Dance of Death by Hans Holbein with Also his Bible Cuts Rare book Binding: Attractive and very goodOne of the most haunting and influential artistic meditations on mortality ever produced, uniting the visionary imagery of Hans Holbein with the great nineteenth century revival of medieval woodcut illustration. Author: Francis Douce. Designs attributed to Hans Holbein. Introduction by Thomas Frognall Dibdin. Title: The Dance of Death in a Series of Engravings on Wood from Designs Attributed to Hans Holbein. Also Holbeins Bible Cuts. Publisher: