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[Emblems - dance of death] - VAN RUSTING, Sal

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[Emblems - dance of death] - VAN RUSTING, Sal
[Emblems - dance of death] - VAN RUSTING, Salomon - Het schouw-toneel des doods; waar op na 't leeven vertoont word de Dood op den throon des aard-bodems: heerschende over alle staaten en volkeren. Verçiert met dertig zinnebeelden. Amsterdam, J. Rotterdam, 1735, 8vo, mod. calf, gilt spine on 4 raised bands, marbled edges, [12]-320 pp. Nice copy. Cfr. ill. € 350/450 Very rare third edition (1st 1707) of a suite of 30 emblems on death, arranged as a Dance of death of various professions, with a long verse commentary. Salomon van Rusting (b. 1652) is known for his burlesque verses. Engr. front. and 30 full-page engraved emblematical ill. Ref. Praz p. 483. STCN (1). BL London (1). NUC (1). Not in BN Paris. Not in Landwehr. Not in Emblem books Leiden.
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