[Moriae Encomium] Morias(sic) Encomion Stultitiae Laus... Cum commentariis Ger. Listrii, & figuris Jo. Holbenii...
Basel : Typis Genathianis, 1676. 8vo, [lxxvi], 336, [12] pp, engr. title, port., epitaph and 81 engravings in text, some tipped in and folding, d3&4 of the prelims have been excised and the two portraits of Holbein the Elder and Holbein the Younger they contained have been cut round (losing their titles which are supplied in facsimile) and mounted on blank pages at the end, 18th century plain vellum somewhat soiled, engraved armorial bookplate of Rev. J. Dell of New College, Oxford.
The First Edition with Holbein’s illustrations, offered at a cheap price because of the problem with the portraits.
Reference: Brunet II 1037
Stock No: HMF1065
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