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LODGE, EDMUND. Portraits of illustrious personages of the Court of Henry VIII. London: printed by William Bulmer & Co., 1828. Three-quarters red morocco, marbled sides, all edges gilt. 13 1/2 x 9 3/4 inches (35 x 14.5 cm); [89] pp., [84] leaves of plates. Binding heavily rubbed, front board detaching, some foxing.
Originally published in atlas folio in 1792, this is the re-engraved issue in smaller format. The work has fine color-printed stipple engravings, made after the drawings by Hans Holbein in the Royal Collection. Most of these are printed on pink paper, as in the 1792 edition. Abbey Life 205, footnote.