Encomium Moriae i.e. Stultitiae Laus. Lob der Torheit. Basler Ausgabe 1515. Mit den Randzeichnungen von Hans Holbein d. J. In Faksimile mit einer Einfuhrung Herausgegeben von Heinr. Alfred Schmid. Eins von 750 num. Exemplaren.

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Limited edition of 750 (this is copy number 225). Two hardback volumes in original slipcase. Text volume: viii, 96pp with black and white illustrations. Facsimile volume unpaginated. Facsimile produced from the original held in the Basel public art collection. Dark grey paper covered boards with paper labels to spines. Original slipcase with simple printed label to front. Some loosely inserted black & white photographs and newspaper cuttings (Literaturblatt der Frankfurter Zeitung, 8 Dezember 1935: Holbein reference. Also similar from an unknown source). Both articles written by Edmund Schilling, the art historian, whose bookplate is attached to the front paste down of each volume. Text in German. Both volumes in good condition. Text volume: very minor marking to boards. Faint toning to endpapers. Some cracking at gutter but text block still very sound. Internally very clean and unmarked. Facsimile volume boards very lightly marked. Small splits to joints at head of spine. Binding a little shaken but all pages present and still quite firmly held. Paper title labels discoloured. Slipcase in good condition. Some rubbing and soiling. Also a little fade to colour around the edges. N° de ref. del artículo 1307264

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