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The death dances of Basel... (Text volume only, without the a…

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Massmann,H.F. The death dances of Basel... (Text volume only, without the atlas). Stgt. and Lpz. 1847. 8°. With 13 folded. Tables. 127 p., 7 pp. hardcover with ribbed boards. (rubbed and worn). (= Der Schatzgräber, Tl. 5). - Minns 37. first edition of this groundbreaking work. - Stained.

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Massmann,H.F. The death dances of Basel... (Text volume only, without the atlas). Stgt. and Lpz. 1847. 8°. With 13 folded. Tables. 127 p., 7 pp. hardcover with ribbed boards. (rubbed and worn). (= Der Schatzgräber, Tl. 5). - Minns 37. first edition of this groundbreaking work. - Stained.

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