1 Vol. Holbein, Hans. Imitations of Original Drawings for...
1 Vol. Holbein, Hans. Imitations of Original Drawings for the Portraits...of the Court of Henry VIII. London: Bulmer, 1792[-1800]. Folio, contemporary red morocco gilt, AEG; shelf worn, scuffed, some loss to back cover upper right. With 84 portraits (on 83 plates) as called for, 55 mounted on pink paper, 15 on pink paper. Light toning but largely crisp and clean; portraits of Holbein and Holbein's wife trimmed, front matter shaken. Attractive copy, but ex-library and SWAF which may include, but are not limited to, proneness to brittleness at edges and minor archival restorations. Plates free of library perforations/inkstamps.
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1 Vol. Holbein, Hans. Imitations of Original Drawings for the Portraits...of the Court of Henry VIII. London: Bulmer, 1792[-1800]. Folio, contemporary red morocco gilt, AEG; shelf worn, scuffed, some loss to back cover upper right. With 84 portraits (on 83 plates) as called for, 55 mounted on pink paper, 15 on pink paper. Light toning but largely crisp and clean; portraits of Holbein and Holbein's wife trimmed, front matter shaken. Attractive copy, but ex-library and SWAF which may include, but are not limited to, proneness to brittleness at edges and minor archival restorations. Plates free of library perforations/inkstamps.