Thomas Clement
A Metamorphose Showing the Unchanging Nature of Human Nature, 1980
2 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.
6.3 x 6.3 cm.
6.3 x 6.3 cm.
New Britain, CT: REM Miniatures
One of 500 copies.
1374
(5)ff. A foldout panorama, with flaps which unfold further to reveal changing pictures. Based on the early moralizing 'Metamorphoses' or 'Harlequinades,' but with new, hand-colored illustrations. This one in particular...
(5)ff. A foldout panorama, with flaps which unfold further to reveal changing pictures. Based on the early moralizing "Metamorphoses" or "Harlequinades," but with new, hand-colored illustrations. This one in particular is adapted from the 1852 edition "Improved and Published" by D.B. Clement from the 1791 version by Thomas Clement. Fine in leatherette boards, with a clever folding label. Paper slipcase and chemise with faded edges. (2 1/2 by 2 1/2; 64x64mm).
