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1521ABC_49920Basel 1521. Folio. Johann Froben Contemporary blind-tooled pigskin over wooden boards with brass catch- and anchor plates along the fore-edge of the boards lacking the clasps. With a detailed woodcut border on the title page and the first page of the dedication. Further with a small woodcut illustration incorporating Frobens device on the verso of the last leaf and with woodcut decorated initials throughout. 24 515 1 blank 32 pp. Second edition of Saint Cyprians works as edited by Erasmus published by Froben one year after their first edition. Between 1516 and 1521 Erasmus worked closely with Johann Froben the humanist printer in Basel on a series of editions of the Latin Church Fathers: Jerome Augustine Ambrose Hilary and Cyprian. Erasmus aim was to purify the texts of the Fathers from medieval corruptions to restore their authentic doctrine by returning to the original sources and to present the Early Church as a model for a purer form of Christianity a theme that directly reflected his theological-humanist ideal.Erasmus states that he has cleansed the text of errors added a few minor treatises from ancient manuscripts and removed the works that seemed to have been falsely attributed to Cyprian. Thascius Caecilius Cyprianus ca. 210-258 CE later known as Saint Cyprian was an influential Church Father of the early Latin Christian tradition. Shortly after his baptism he became bishop of Carthage one of the most important Christian centres in the Roman Empire. Most of his works are pastoral letters and treatises here arranged in the index by type. The manuscript appears to have been used for study as the annotations highlight portions of the text and draw comparisons between Augustine and Cyprian.With small strips of manuscript waste visible in the gutters of the pastedowns a small owners inscription H. Reimers Erlang. 1899 in the upper outer corner of the first blank flyleaf along with elaborate manuscript annotations on the recto of that same leaf numerous contemporary and later annotations in three different hands throughout and some of the text underlined. The leather around the top and fore-edge of the front board has been restored the leather on the back board is somewhat damaged some small worm holes in the leather reveal the wooden boards below. The binding is rubbed the clasps are lacking and the head and foot of the spine are somewhat damaged the structural integrity of the binding nevertheless remains intact. The first blank flyleaf has been restored in the gutter margin the last leaf has been restored in the fore-edge margin the edges of the leaves are somewhat browned. Otherwise in good condition.l Adams C3150; BM STC German p. 234; De Reuck 417; USTC 679668; Vander Haeghen II 23; Huizinga VI p. 148; VD 16 C 6509; not in Bezzel. hardcover
153672393Parissiis: Simonem Colinaeum 1536. Simonem Colinaeum unknown
1533ABC_49917Basel 1533. Small folio 21.5 x 31.8cm. colophon Hieronymus Froben & Nicolaus Episcopius 17th-century gold-tooled mottled calf sewn on 4 supports with corresponding raised bands on the spine. Both boards show two triple fillet frames the smaller frame with four fleurs-de-lis cornerpieces on each outer corner and within the smaller frame a centrepiece containing the monogram of the Collège Royal de Navarre in Paris a crown a fleur-de-lis and a laurel wreath can be found. 4 of the 5 compartments on the spine show the same gold-tooled monogram of the College the second compartment from the top contains Svetoniuvs lettered in gold. Further with marbled endpapers gold-tooled board edges and gilt edges. With Frobens large woodcut device on the title page repeated on the final page and several large woodcut initials after Holbein. 2 parts in 1 volume 44 786 2 blank 84 pp. Beautifully bound copy of a collection of Roman imperial biographies known as the Historia Augusta which was supposedly written by 6 authors of the late Roman Empire: Aelius Spartianus Julius Capitolinus Vulcacius Gallicanus Aelius Lampridius Trebellius Pollio and Flavius Vopiscus collectively known as the Scriptores Historiae Augustae. Although modern scholarship questions the authenticity and authorship of these texts they remain a crucial source for understanding the history politics and personalities of the Roman emperors from Hadrian r. 117-138 CE to Numerian r. 283-284 CE.The present edition of the Historia Augusta was edited and annotated by Erasmus alongside several notable scholars including Giovanni Battista Egnazio or Egnatius 1478-1553. Additionally this volume contains a second part with a divisional title page on p. 545: Rerum gestarum libri XVII written by Ammianus Marcellinus ca. 330-ca. 400 CE the last major historian of the Roman Empire. As a former soldier and eyewitness to many events he describes Ammianus essentially wrote a continuation of the history of Tacitus offering vivid accounts of military campaigns court politics and the slow unravelling of Roman power in the West.This version of the Historia Augusta was already printed in 1518 by the Basel publisher Johann Froben. For that edition Erasmus contributed an edited version of Suetonius along with a preface although the title page misleadingly implied that he had also edited Ammianus work. The present edition followed in July 1533 issued by Hieronymus Froben in partnership with Nicolaus Episcopius which incorporated the recently discovered Books 27-30 of Ammianus. Contrary to some claims the editor of that 1533 edition was not Conradus Goclenius but Sigismundus Gelenius. It appears that Erasmus perhaps distracted or misremembering once confused the two names.On the title page surrounding the Froben device there is an ownership inscription reading: DVJON - JVNIVS. This could refer either to Franciscus Junius the Elder François du Jon 1 May 1545 - 23 October 1602 a prominent Huguenot theologian or more likely to his son Franciscus Junius the Younger François du Jon 29 January 1591-1677 the noted philologist and pioneering scholar of Germanic languages known for his extensive collection of ancient manuscripts. With underlinings and marginal annotations throughout including brief notes on the text as well as references to related materials. In a few places the outer margins have been slightly trimmed affecting only a small number of annotations. The spine shows light rubbing with some wear to the spine ends the text is lightly browned throughout. Overall a very good copy.l Adams S 2025; BM STC German p. 842; Clarence H. Miller The Correspondence of Erasmus: Letters 2635 to 2802 volume 19 2019; Erasmus Online 4325; USTC 679548; VD16 E 3647; not in De Reuck; cf. for the monogram of the College de Navarre see: Archives de la Société des collectionneurs dex-libris Paris: 1895 2d Année No. 1 Janvier pp. 66-69. hardcover
1520ABC_49888Colophon: Cologne: Servas Kruffter 1520. 19th-century marbled boards with a blue paper manuscript title label on the front board. 4to. With an elaborate woodcut border on the title page and a decorated woodcut initial. Rare early edition of an influential work by Desiderius Erasmus which is a call for reform of the Catholic Church. It uses the Ancient Greek figure Alcibiades ca. 450-404 BC and the mythical characters known as the Sileni as an allegory for looking beyond appearances in order to perceive someone's or the Church's true nature. Erasmus wrote the text as part of his compilation of proverbs the Adagia in particular for the revised 1515 edition where it became one of the most popular entries. It was then published by Froben as a separate work in 1517 with his scholia. The present edition is the fourth or fifth overall but the first by Servas Kruffter fl. ca. 1520-1538 and is of considerable scarcity with only five copies recorded in institutions and none in sales records. The Cologne printer Kruffter was repeatedly restricted by censorship and even put in jail several times. Only a comparatively small number of books from his limited production has survived.With the bookplate of the Oberherrlingen Library dated 1839 mounted on the verso of the front board together with two typed descriptions of the work. The boards are somewhat rubbed lacking most of the spine. The work is somewhat browned throughout with a water stain in the inner margin not affecting the text. Otherwise in good condition.l Bibl. Belgica E 261; Erasmus Online 3582; USTC 693956 4 copies; Vander Haeghen I 176; VD 16 E 1991; WorldCat 763214270 150404098 5 copies; not in Adams; Bezzel; BM STC German; De Reuck. Servas Kruffter, hardcover
1515ABC_49919Basel: Johann Froben 1515. Contemporary blind-tooled calf over wooden boards with brass and leather clasps along the fore edge professionally re-backed with later blank pastedowns. Folio. With the title set in a splendid woodcut frame by Urs Graf including Froben's small woodcut device woodcut decorations in the fore-edge and gutter margins of the table of contents verso of the title page and another elaborate woodcut frame on the first page of the dedication. Further with some woodcut initials and Froben's large woodcut device below the colophon on the last page. Senecas complete works here carefully prepared by Erasmus and printed by the renowned Basel publisher Johann Froben are remarkable both for its scholarly rigor and its historical significance. The present work represents one of the earliest Renaissance printings of Senecas writings presenting essays letters and philosophical dialogues that guide the reader toward virtue wisdom and a well-examined life. Erasmus thorough editorial care ensured that the texts were largely purged of errors making this edition an important reference for both humanist scholars and students of classical literature.In addition to the main works this volume includes a number of supplementary writings added by Erasmus reflecting his deep engagement with Senecas philosophy and his commitment to moral and linguistic improvement. The preface encourages attentive reading promising both the refinement of language and the betterment of ones life.The work entitled Ludus de morte Claudii Caesaris includes marginal commentary by Beatus Rhenanus a German humanist and reformer who was a friend of Erasmus and actively involved in the publishing activities of Johann Froben.With printed ex libris bookplate mounted on the front pastedown manuscript waste visible between the front and back endpapers a few manuscript annotations in the margins and some of the text underlined. The binding shows signs of wear the boards have been rubbed some loss of material a small worm hole in the back board the pages are cut slightly short at the head not affecting the text and some occasional slight staining and browning. Otherwise in good condition.l BM STC German p. 808; USTC 667432; Vander Haeghen II 49; VD 16 S5758; not in Bezzel; De Reuck. Johann Froben, hardcover
1518ABC_49754Colophon: Basel 1518. 4to. Johann Froben 19th-century richly gold-tooled quarter red morocco and decorated paper sides bound by Gardien in 1863 sewn on 4 supports with corresponding raised bands on the spine with the author title and year lettered in gold on the spine marbled endpapers the whole covered with protective plastic red sprinkled edges and with a green ribbon marker. With a woodcut decorated frame on the title page the first page of the dedication the first page of the text A3r and the first page of the text by Stephanus Niger H2r 18 woodcut decorated initials and a small woodcut illustration incorporating Frobens device. 194 2 pp. An early edition of selected opuscula short philosophical and moral treatises by the Greek author Plutarch of Chaeronea ca. 46-120 CE best known for his Moralia and Parallel lives. The present work brings together Latin translations by multiple Renaissance scholars Erasmus Philipp Melanchthon 1497-1560 Willibald Pirckheimer 1470-1530 Angelo Barbato and Stephanus Niger. It forms part of the earliest wave of humanist publications aiming to make classical Greek thought accessible to Latin readers.Included are four treatises translated by Erasmus himself including his famous version of De tuenda bona valetudine praecepta On the preservation of good health. Particularly notable is Melanchthon's translation of the Convivialem quaestiunculam de notis Pythagoricis a short platonic dialogue dealing with Pythagorean symbols and moral enigmas.With a small catalogue excerpt mounted on the front pastedown including a small modern manuscript note Ex M. Abel le franc an oval black stamp F. Fasting Ex Libris No. added in manuscript: 5080 Rio de Janeiro on the verso of the first free flyleaf and the small stamp of the binder Gardien 1863 on the recto of the second free flyleaf. With some contemporary marginal annotation and underlining of the text. The binding shows slight signs of wear mainly around the corners of the boards slightly browned throughout with minor water stains in the upper outer margins towards the end and brown staining in the upper margins from pages 115 to 169. 3 of the 4 woodcut frames are slightly shaved at the lower margin. Further with a small wormhole in the outer margin from page 127 onward not affecting the text. Overall in good condition.l Adams p. 1653; BM STC German p. 706 ; Vander Haeghen II 46; USTC 684264; VD 16 P 3748; not in: Kossmann; Meyers; De Reuck. hardcover
1514ABC_49925Paris 1514. Folio. Jodocus Badius 18th-century gold-tooled mottled calf sewn on 6 supports with corresponding raised bands on the spine the author and title lettered in gold on the spine both boards show a gold-tooled armorial centre piece incorporating the arms of the city of Nevers or the arms of the Conflans family from the Champagne region Rietstap I plate CXVIII within a gold-tooled floral frame blind-tooled board edges marbled edges. With a woodcut border and printers device on the title page printed in red and black along with numerous woodcut decorated initials throughout. 6 CCLXVII 1 ll. 1514 Paris edition of Senecas tragedies printed and edited by the humanist printer Jodocus Badius 1462-1535 with contributions from Erasmus and others. Although Erasmus had permitted Badius to use his preparatory work in his autobiographical letter to Botzheim he reflects on the painstaking effort that went into this preparation and subtly expresses his irritation at seeing Badius nostra cum alienis miscuisse that is having mixed Erasmus contributions with those of others. The present work comprises nine dramatic works and extensive scholarly commentary by leading Renaissance philologists.With a printed book plate of the Fossé d'Arcosse family and a manuscript presentation note dated 1828 Emilien Fossé Darcosse donné par Mr B. V. le 10 septembre 1828 on the front pastedown. On the first free endpaper an 18th-century Latin manuscript inscription records the awarding of a prize to Franciscus Vermeil a noble student at the Jesuit College of Nevers in France for his scholarly achievements. The prize which included an award for a Latin oration was granted on 4 September 1746 by virtue of a perpetual endowment from the city of Nevers. The award is formally attested by the Praefectus Studiorum director of studies J. Petrus Coriou whose autograph and the official seal of the college are present. The corners of the boards are bumped the front hinge is weakened the ends of the spine are slightly damaged with some minor loss of material and with some minor loss of material on the back board. The front board is slightly rubbed the outer half of both boards is slightly faded from sun exposure. The lower margin of the title page and the outer margin of the sixth preliminary leaf have been reinforced. The final privilege leaf blank on the verso except for some manuscript annotations has been mounted on the recto of the adjacent blank flyleaf. The first and last leaves are slightly water stained and the upper margins have been cut somewhat short. Otherwise in good condition.l De Reuck 497; Moreau and Renouard 967; Renouard Badius III 252-53; USTC 144361; Vander Haeghen II 49; not in Kossmann. hardcover
152253365Mainz: J. Schöffer 1522. First Mainz edition. Octavo. 562 2: colophon blankpp. Collation: A-Z8 Mm8 chi2 O4/O5 reversed complete. Title within historiated woodcut border. Woodcut initials throughout. Text in italics. Printed side-glosses. Errata at final text leaf. Contemporary beveled wooden boards backed in tooled pigskin; spine with raised bands. Brass catch and clasp with expert restoration of leather thong. Contemporary manuscript musical scores used as pastedowns at front and back. Seven leather stubbs affixed at front edge as indexes. Occasional faint smudging mostly at margins else text crisp and fresh. A very good copy in a well-preserved sixteenth-century binding with a notable provenance.<br /> <br /> Scarce very early collective edition of the Latin "Paraphrases" of the Pauline Epistles prepared by the celebrated humanist scholar theologian and educational writer Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam 1466-1536. Preceded by the Froben collective editions of 1520 and 1521 this first and only edition of the Pauline Epistle Paraphrases to be printed at Mainz was issued by Schöffer in two parts each with full title and separate register and pagination; our volume contains the first part only: the Epistles to the Romans; Corinthians 2; Galatians; Ephesians; Philippians; Colossians; and Thessalonians 2.<br /> <br /> "In the vast and sustained labour he devoted to the New Testament Erasmus saw the culmination of his commitment to scholarship. and nothing else he wrote not even the Moriae encomium was to have so great an influence on posterity. The first edition of the New Testament appeared in 1516 and was followed in his lifetime by four more 1518/10 1522 1527 1535 each newly revised. Each consisted of the Greek text Erasmus' translation thereof and a copious apparatus of notes Annotations published as a separate volume. Beginning in 1517 he also published a Paraphrase of all parts of the New Testament save Revelation. Written in smooth and comprehensible Latin it was usually fuller than the original text. If offered his own interpretatiton but often avoided the provocative statements found in the Annotations. From the outset the translation the Annotations and to a lesser degree the Paraphrases drew criticism originally from conservative theologians who found heresies in his humanist philology but soon also from Lutherans and Catholics who denounced him for departures from their respective doctrines" Bietenholz. The Paraphrases were composed between May 1517 and January 1524. "Erasmus began with the Pauline Epistles. The paraphrase of Romans was published in quarto by Dirk Martens in Louvain in November 1517 and reprinted by Erasmus's friend Johann Froben in January of the following year; it sold well and was soon reprinted in octavo. Corinthians was published by Martens in February 1519 and reprinted in Basel by Froben in March; Galatians appeared later that year with editions from both publishers. The remaining Epistles followed in 1520 and 1521 the last to appear being Hebrews. In the autumn of 1521 Erasmus moved from Louvain to Basel and from that time Froben published the first editions of the remaining Paraphrases" Mynors. <br /> <br /> Our edition was printed by Johann Schöffer the son of Peter Schöffer who was the principal workman of Johannes Gutenberg. Apart from those of the Pauline Epistles the only other complete Paraphrase of Erasmus to be published by Schöffer was that on the Gospel of Matthew also in 1522. He did in 1521 however issue a series of four brief excerpts from the Paraphrases in German translation which appear to highlight provocative exegesis by the great scholar of Rotterdam concerning for example the hypocracy of the Pharisees Matthew 23 or the exhortation to "Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me" Matthew 11.29.<br /> <br /> Provenance and annotations: Contemporary manuscript entry at the title-page of the Benedictine monastery library at Amorbach; contemporary 50-word manuscript note in Latin at the free endleaf facing the title which discusses the present work. Early manuscript note in German at the final blank endleaf. Early leaves with light rubrication in red ink; about twenty leaves with contemporary annotations throughout. Later stamps of the Leiningen Palace Library at the bottom margin of the title and very faintly at the pigskin covers. Bookplate of United Theological Seminary Dayton Ohio noting the gift of Dr. Walter N. Roberts with their vertical entry stamp Mar 28 1963 at the dedication leaf lightly over the left-hand edge of the text but not impairing legibility. Full title and imprint: Paraphrases Eras. Rot. In omnes epistolas Pauli apostoli germanas : et in eam quae est ad Hebraeos incerti autoris cum ijs quae Canonicae uocantur diligenter recognitae excusaeque & ita binos in tomos digestae ut cuique secare in formam enchiridij siuelit liberum sit.<br /> <br /> References: P.G. Bietenholz Encounters with a Radical Erasmus Univ. Toronto 2009 p.13; R.A.B. Mynors "The Publication of the Latin Paraphrases" in: R.D. Sider ed. New Testament Scholarship: Paraphrases on Romans and Galatians University of Toronto Press 1984 pp. xx-xxix; USTC 682534; Vander Haeghen p.145: Paraphrases in omnes epistolas Pauli. Moguntiae Io. Schoeffer m. augusto 1522 octavo; VD16 E-3379 Berlin; Halle; Leipzig; Wittenberg; Wolfenbüttel. This first part not in Adams but cf. E-795 the second part 378pp. J. Schöffer unknown
1514047405Paris: Jodocus Badius Ascensius 1514. First Edition. Hardcover Full Leather. Very Good Condition. Later ca. late 17th century or early 18th speckled paneled calf edges sprayed red. Front hinge cracked and a little loose but held by cords endpapers browned at edges two old bookplates contemporary signature and an old note to title. Title printed in red and black with an elaborate border with printed some red to the figures. Scattered very minor browning - a clean bright wide margined copy. 6 CCLXVII 1 leaves. Two blanks at front and two at rear. <br /> <br /> An important edition of Seneca the first with the new critical material by Erasmus including an account in the preliminaries of Seneca by Crinitus. Erasmus had done new critical work on the tragedies and supplied it to Bade who without his knowledge or consent commingled it with the criticism and notes of Caetani and Marmita. The Wrest Park copy.<br /> <br /> Bookplates of Anthony Earl of Kent 1702 and Thomas Philip Earl of Gray - Wrest Park. Old signature to title Jean Ma. and "sum I.ger amicorum" at bottom of title. <br /> <br /> Adams S 901 Size: Folio. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Literature & Literary; Inventory No: 047405. Jodocus Badius Ascensius hardcover
1536953165Basel: Froben 1536. leather_bound. Gut. 940 Seiten 30 Blatt. Blindgeprägter Schweinsledereinband der Zeit mit zwei Schließen auf Holzdeckeln mit 3 Bünden. Klein-Oktav 173 cm. Gegenlager der unteren Schließe fehlt Einband leicht bestoßen und fleckig Schnitt fleckig handschriftliche Besitzvermerke innen meist dezenter Feuchtigkeitsrand im Ganzen aber gut erhalten. Ledereinband der Zeit auf 3 Bünden mit blindgeprägter Streicheisen- und Rollband-Ornamentik und handschriftlichem Rückentitel. Kleine metallene Griffe markieren den Beginn der Bücher 2 3 und 4. Die Paginierung ist teilweise irrig das Buch ist aber vollständig. Auf den Seiten 174 -181 finden sich dezente Unterstreichungen mit rotem Farbstift auf den Seiten 265 -268 Unterstreichungen mit brauner Tinte. Ganz vereinzelt kleine Ausrisse im weißen Rand. Ausgabebezeichnung: BASILEAE IN OFFICINA FRO / BENIA PER HIERONYMVM / FROBENIVM ET NICOLAVM / EPISCOPIVM MENSE / AVGVSTO ANNO / M D XXXVI "Desiderius Erasmus von Rotterdam geboren vermutlich am 28. Oktober 1466 / 1467 / 1469 wahrscheinlich in Rotterdam; gestorben 11./12. Juli 1536 in Basel war ein bedeutender niederländischer Gelehrter des Renaissance-Humanismus." Wikipedia. Die erste Ausgabe dieses Buches im Oktav-Format erschien 1535. - Eigentlich wollte Erasmus dieses Spätwerk John Fisher dem Bischof von Rochester widmen; kurz vor dem Druck erfuhr Erasmus jedoch von der Hinrichtung seiner Freunde Fisher und Thomas Morus. In seiner Vorrede geht er auf die Hinrichtungen ein was das Interesse der Öffentlichkeit erhöhte. Erasmus richtet seinen Blick auf die neuentdeckten Länder in Amerika. Er mißbilligt die Kriegführung der Conquistadoren appelliert an das Verantwortungsbewußtsein der christlichen Fürsten und lobt den Missionseifer. Ecclesiastes oder: Über die Art des Predigens "ist das Werk eines schließlich müde gewordenen Geistes der nicht mehr scharf auf die Nöte seiner Zeit reagiert. . Die Predigt hatte Erasmus immer als die würdigste Aufgabe des Theologen betrachtet. . Erasmus knüpft mit einer Reihe moraldogmatischer Abhandlungen wieder dort an wo er mit dem Enchiridion begonnen hatte: bei der Erörterung der einfachen allgemein christlichen Lebensführung einer ungezwungenen Ethik. Das ist seine erlösende Botschaft." Huizinga p.166 et pass. Mit 5 alten handschriftlichen Besitzvermerken von 1650 bis 1845 auf dem Titel. Auf dem letzten Blatt recto eine dreizeilige handschriftliche Notiz mit Erwähnung des Hl. Polykarp von Smyrna und dem Reformator Erhard Schnepf aber nicht aus der Hand von Schnepf vielleicht aber eines seiner Studenten. Vgl. Mentz: Handschriften der Reformationszeit 20 b. "Erhard Schnepf oder Schnepff geboren 1. November 1495 in Heilbronn; gestorben 1. November 1558 in Jena war ein lutherischer Theologe und bedeutender Reformator Generalsuperintendent des Herzogtums Württemberg Hochschullehrer an der Universität Jena Hochschullehrer der Philipps-Universität Marburg und Hochschullehrer an der Universität Tübingen 1544 - 1548." Wikipedia. "Wilhelmi Schimko 1845" "Emanuel Wilhelm Schimko 1791-1875 studierte in Ödenburg ung. Sopron und Jena Theologie. Ab 1835 bekleidete er das Doppelamt des Pfarrers und Seniors der Evangelischen Kirchengemeinde A. B. zu Preßburg sowie des Theologieprofessors am Preßburger Evangelischen Lyzeum." Wikipedia. VD16: E 2722; Adams I p.399 630; BMCGB p. 281; Bezzel p. 250 822; Vanderhaegen p. 78; Sebastiani verzeichnet Froben-Drucke nur bis zu dessen Tod 1527. - Weitere Bilder auf Anfrage oder auf unserer Homepage. Wegen Urlaub kann Ihre Bestellung / Anfrage erst nach dem 21.06.2026 bearbeitet werden. - Because of holidays your order / question can be handled only after 06/21/2026. Froben hardcover
1522ABC_49728Paris 1522. 8vo 10.3x16.2. Gilles de Gourmont Modern half vellum and sprinkled paper sides sewn on 5 supports with the corresponding raised bands on the spine the manuscript author title and supposed year of publication 1522 on the spine. With both titles set within an identical woodcut architectural frame and several woodcut decorated initials. 106 10 ll. Very rare Paris edition of Erasmus Enchiridion militis Christiani including a short text urging readers to study Christian philosophy. Before Erasmus became a household name for his satire The Praise of Folly or for his Latin translation of the New Testament he authored a lesser-known yet deeply personal work: Enchiridion militis Christiani The handbook of the Christian soldier.Written in 1501 the Enchiridion is a passionate call to return to a pure Christ-centred faith one grounded not in ritual or church hierarchy but in inner devotion and practical piety. With urgency and sincerity Erasmus wrote not for scholars or clergy but for ordinary believers striving to live a holy life.Between its first publication and Erasmuss death in 1536 the Enchiridion was printed in over fifty Latin editions becoming one of his most widely read works across Europe. This relatively early French edition is rare with few known copies surviving. We have traced only two other copies in sales records of the past 100 years one sold in 1920 and the other in 1980.With occasional near- contemporary manuscript annotations in the margins and underlining of some text indicating text improvements and highlighting important passages and in the same hand a short note on the blank verso of the last leaf most likely a philosophical reflection or content-related note. Most pages contain a simple frame ruled in red after printing the edges of the last quarter of leaves are slightly frayed minor water staining in the fore-edge margin and somewhat browned throughout. Otherwise in good condition.l Renouard inventaire chronologique des editions Parisiennes III 318; Renouard & Moreau II 1812; USTC 183822 lost book; Vander Haeghen I 84; not in Adams; Bezzel; BM STC French; De Reuck; Kossmann; WorldCat; cf. . Bibliotheca Belgica E 1023 ca. 1522 ed. with different impressum. hardcover
1535150907Antwerp: Michael Hillenius 1535. Rare 16th-century English blind stamped panels One of two pirated editions of Erasmus's Ecclesiastes published in Antwerp the same year as Froben's authorized original. The covers of this copy bear two handsome and rare blind stamped panels attributed to the Dutch binder Gerard or Garrett Pilgrim active in England at the beginning of the 16th century. Pilgrim was a native of Antwerp who worked as a bookseller and bookbinder in Oxford from at least 1524 until his death in 1536. The two panels of which only 13 examples are known to Oldham Oldham HM 17 and 18 p. 28 all dated 1523-35 are of characteristically English style and manufacturing. They feature an outer frame filled with blind stamped rolls of leaves garlands angels masks and dragons and a central design of heads in roundels accompanied by the binder's initials with a key and a pilgrim's staff crossed. On 12 July 1536 Erasmus died in Basel where he had returned to check on Froben's publication of the Ecclesiastes his last major composition. This work is an extensive manual in four books on the art of preaching containing a treatise on the role and importance of preachers in the church precise indications on how to structure and deliver sermons and a list of sermon topics. The Ecclesiastes was highly successful: in addition to the 2600 copies printed by Froben two pirated editions were produced in Antwerp in 1535 the present one and another by Martinus Caesar for an estimated total of 3500 copies sold - an uncommonly large publication for its time see Kleinhans p. 308. Octavo 160 x 103 mm. Woodcut printer's device to title page and verso of last leaf half-page portrait of Erasmus in a roundel historiated and floriated initials. Later calf preserving contemporary English blindstamped panels signed "GP" spine with raised bands decoration of parallel blind lines to first and last compartment intricate design of curls and tendrils to third and fourth gilt date at foot early 19th century endpapers one binder's blank with watermark "EB 1813". Partly erased contemporary ownership inscription of one "frater Henricus Thor." to title page occasional contemporary marginalia in Latin and maniculae early price indication of 2 shillings inked to verso of last leaf armorial bookplate to front pastedown of George Kenyon of Peel Esq 1666-1728 MP and a prominent figure in the Lancashire Tory political scene in the 1690s through to the 1710s. Raised bands and joints a little rubbed early repair to rear cover panel some marginal light stains and fingermarks to contents otherwise internally bright and exceptionally clean A2-3 missing as usual. An attractive well-margined copy. Adams E-626; USTC 400577; Erasmus Online 1678. J. B. Oldham Blind Panels of English Binders 2010. On the panels see also M. Foot The Henry Davis Gift Vol. II 1979 no. 27. R. G. Kleinhans "Erasmus Ecclesiastes and the Church of England" in Historical Magazine of the Protestant Episcopal Church 39/3 1970 pp. 307-14. hardcover
1520ABC_49926Basel 1520. Folio. Johann Froben Contemporary richly blind-tooled calf over wooden boards with brass clasps catch- and anchor plates along the fore-edge and brass edge guards around the corners and on the bottom board edge near the spine manuscript waste pastedowns re-backed. With an elaborate woodcut border on the title page and on the first page of the dedication. Further with a small woodcut illustration incorporating Frobens device on the verso of the last leaf numerous woodcut decorated initials by Ambrosius Holbein throughout and some ornamental woodcut headpieces. 24 515 1 blank 32 pp. First edition of the works of Thascius Caecilius Cyprianus Saint Cyprian ca. 210-258 CE edited by Erasmus. The present work is a landmark in the history of humanist scholarship and a cornerstone of Erasmuss lifelong effort to restore the authentic voice of the Early Church Fathers. Working in Basel Erasmus devoted himself to what he regarded as his highest calling: presenting these foundational Christian sources to a wider audience and revealing the truth of the Gospel in its original simplicity.In this edition Erasmus rescued Cyprians writings from centuries of textual corruption carefully correcting medieval errors and adding several minor treatises from ancient manuscripts that had never previously been printed. It includes Cyprians pastoral letters and doctrinal works arranged by theme and reflects the bishops deep concern with church unity moral discipline and the challenges of the early Christian community.This 1520 edition of Cyprians works marks the true beginning of Erasmus great Basel enterprise: a series of monumental editions that would soon include works by Arnobius 1522 Hilary 1523 Jerome 1524 Irenaeus 1526 Ambrose 1527 Augustine 1528-29 and Chrysostom 1530. This rapid succession of vast editorial projects reveals both Erasmuss astonishing intellectual energy and his conviction that the wisdom of these Church-Fathers could renew Christian life.More than a critical edition the present work embodies the spirit of Christian humanism itself: rigorous scholarship in the service of faith. It stands as one of Erasmus' most significant achievements and a defining moment in the recovery of patristic learning in the Renaissance.With manuscript waste pastedowns three stamps of the Roman Catholic Saint Maria-Magdalena church in Zaandam on the title page occasionally some near contemporary manuscript annotations in the margins and some of the text has been underlined. The work has been re-backed lacking the backstrip of the original binding the edges of the leather around both boards is slightly damaged revealing the wooden boards below the spine is somewhat rubbed. The edges of the first and last few leaves are slightly frayed some occasional water staining in the fore-edge margin not affecting the text some slight staining and dust soiling throughout. Otherwise in good condition.l Allen 1000; De Reuck 416; Huizinga VI p. 148; USTC 679667; Vander Haeghen II 23; VD 16 C 6508; not in Adams; Bezzel; BM STC German. hardcover
1517ABC_49731Colophon: Basel 1517. 4to. Johann Froben Late 19th-century or early 20th-century boards red edges. With 4 decorated woodcut initials and a woodcut printer's device at the end of each part. 2 parts in 1 volume. 42 ll. First separate edition of an influential work by Desiderius Erasmus which is a call for reform of the Catholic Church. It uses the Ancient Greek figure Alcibiades ca. 450-404 BC and the mythical characters known as the Sileni as an allegory for looking beyond appearances in order to perceive someone's or the Church's true nature. Erasmus wrote the text as part of his compilation of proverbs the Adagia in particular for the revised 1515 edition where it became one of the most popular entries. It was then published by Froben as a separate work in 1517 together with his scholia. The present copy also includes the Scarabeus a similar essay from the Adagia with scholia from Beatus Rhenanus. Although these two works are now rarely found together on the market the Scarabeus was clearly intended as the second part of the Sileni Alcibiades for the present edition as both the pagination and collation continue between the two works.The boards are slightly soiled. The work is slightly browned throughout with water stains in the margins of some of the leaves and numerous near contemporary academic annotations in the margins of the first part by at least 2 different hands. Otherwise in good condition.l Bibl. Belgica E 259; BM STC German p. 277; USTC 693955; ad 1: Adams E 833; Erasmus Online 3579; Vander Haeghen I 176; VD16 E 1990; Ad 2: Adams E 830; Erasmus Online 3574; Vander Haeghen I 175; VD 16 E 1986. hardcover
1535ABC_49895Cologne: printed by Jaspar von Gennep for Peter Quentel 1535. Limp overlapping vellum with ties. 8vo. With an elaborate woodcut border on the title page of ad 1 several decorated woodcut initials and Quentels woodcut device at the end. 2 works in 1 volume ad 2 in 2 parts. With bound before ad 1:2 VIGILIUS. Opera .Including: CASSANDER Georg. Commentarius de duabus in Christo naturis .Cologne Arnold Birckman 1555. A rare and significant edition of De veritate corporis et sanguinis Domini by Alger of Liège Algerus ca. 1060-ca. 1131 Benedictine monk of Cluny and one of the most influential medieval theologians on the Eucharist. This major treatise composed during the so-called second Eucharistic controversy defends the doctrine of the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist against the teachings of Berengarius of Tours. Admired by both medieval scholars and later by Erasmus Algers work remained central to Catholic theology well into the sixteenth century.This copy represents the Erasmian edition prepared under Erasmuss supervision with his corrections and editorial guidance. His involvement gave the text a new humanist form and authority making Algers theology newly relevant at a time when Eucharistic doctrine was again fiercely debated during the Reformation. Erasmuss careful attention to clarity and Latinity situates this edition within his broader humanist programme of restoring theological texts to philological precision and doctrinal coherence.Only a handful of copies of this edition are known and no record of it appears in recent sales databases underlining its rarity on the market. It is the second edition overall following the first printing in Freiburg im Breisgau 1530 and the first to be issued by Peter Quentel in Cologne.Bound together with the Opera of Vigilius 1555 and a Commentarius opposing the Christological views of Georg Cassander 1555 this important Sammelband reflects the continuing Catholic polemic against Reformation-era innovations in both Eucharistic theology and Christology.The vellum is slightly dampstained lacking part of the bottom closing tie on the front. Some stains and browning throughout. Otherwise in good condition.l Ad 1: BM STC German p. 20; USTC 626331; Vander Haeghen II 6; VD 16 A 1871; cf. Adams 173 1530 ed.; Ad 2: Adams V 748; BM STC German p. 893; USTC 615055; VD 16 V 1184. [printed by Jaspar von Gennep for] Peter Quentel, hardcover
1529ABC_49734Colophon: Freiburg im Breisgau: Johannes Faber 1529. Modern half vellum and brown sprinkled paper sides. Small 8vo 9.5 x 13.9 cm. With a decorated woodcut initial and a small woodcut illustration incorporating Fabers device on the final page. First edition of a polemical work by Erasmus written at a pivotal moment in the escalation of tensions during the Reformation. Composed in Freiburg and dated 4 November 1529 this extensive letter to Gerardus Geldenhauer 1482-1542 is Erasmuss direct and indignant response to the unauthorised use of his Apologia ad monachos Hispanos in Geldenhauers own Epistolae aliquot de re evangelica et haereticorum poenis Strasbourg September 1529. By selectively quoting Erasmus Geldenhauer sought to align him with the Lutheran cause a move that Erasmus strongly rejected.Erasmus' Epistola is a vivid example of his determination to preserve his intellectual independence amid growing pressure from both sides of the Reformation divide. He denounces those who falsely claim the name evangelical asserting that true reform cannot be reduced to party slogans or doctrinal extremism. While Erasmus had long called for renewal within the Church through learning and moderation this work reveals a sharper tone as he distances himself from reformers who in his view distorted both scripture and his own writings.The tract was quickly circulated and remains a key document for understanding Erasmuss late theology his views on religious identity and his discomfort with the polarisation of the age.With a black oval stamp Stadtbibliothek zu Homburg V.D.H on the title page one small Veräusserte doublette and one larger blue/purple rectangular stamp Stadt-Bibliothek Homburg on the verso of the title page and a repeat of the oval and smaller rectangular stamps on the blank recto of the last leaf; all from the city library in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe in Germany. The binding is very slightly damaged along the fore-edge of the front board some occasional minor staining. Otherwise in very good condition.l Bezzel 953; Bomelius p. 20; Erasmus Online 2045; Prinsen p. 92; USTC 651263; Vander Haeghen I 97; not in Adams; BM STC German; De Reuck. Johannes Faber, hardcover
1519ABC_49873Basel 1519. 4to. Colophon Johann Froben Modern beige paper boards with a later paper label on the spine the author title and incorrect publication date in black. With a woodcut decorated frame on the title page and on page 3 a small woodcut illustration incorporating Frobens device on the verso of the last leaf and with 1 woodcut decorated initial. 70 2 pp. Second edition of Erasmus Vita The life of the excellent doctor Jerome of Stridon this work introduced the monumental edition of Saint Jeromes Opera omnia. It was Erasmus attempt to present Jerome as a relevant historical and intellectual figure instead of him remaining a remote saint cloaked in legend.Rather than relying on apocryphal sources or pious legend Erasmus built this work almost exclusively from Jeromes authentic correspondence. This method marked a clear break with traditional hagiography. He rejected fictitious episodes attributed to figures like Cyril of Jerusalem ca. 315-386 CE Eusebius of Cremona 5th century CE and pseudo-Augustine which had long coloured the popular image of Jerome. Instead Erasmus offered a critical and philologically grounded portrait both admiring and analytical aligning Jerome with the ideals of Christian humanism.Erasmus fascination with Jerome had deep roots. As a young man in the monastery at Steyn near Gouda in the Netherlands where he studied under the Hieronymite order he was seen copying Jeromes letters. His early reverence developed into critical engagement: at Cambridge Erasmus worked meticulously to identify and eliminate inauthentic letters attributed to Jerome and he was profoundly inspired by Jeromes linguistic rigour and exegetical method. It was during his time in England that Erasmus also undertook his pioneering revision of the New Testament. All of these efforts culminated in Basel in 1516 where Frobens press published not only the first edition of Erasmus Novum Instrumentum a new Latin translation of the New Testament alongside the Greek text but also his complete edition of Jeromes works prefaced by the Vita. With a small wormhole affecting all leaves though without significant impact on the text a small hole in the outer margin of pp. 45-46 not affecting the text light marginal water-staining and some browning throughout. Overall in good condition.l Béné Marulic et Erasme lecteurs de saint Jérôme Colloquia Maruliana Vol. 10 2001 pp. 29-45 see p. 31; Bezzel 1058; BM STC German p. 282; De Reuck 362; Julián Erasmo biógrafo de san Jerónimo: Hieronymi Stridonensis Vita 1516 Mirabilia: electronic journal of antiquity and middle ages 31 2020 pp. 411-443 see pp. 412-3; USTC: 655432; Vander Haeghen I 182; VD 16 E 2968; not in Adams. hardcover
1520ABC_49896Basel 1520. Small 8vo 10.1 x 15.3 cm. Hieronymus Froben Contemporary blind-tooled pigskin sewn on three supports with corresponding raised bands on the spine author and title lettered on a separated paper label at the head of the spine and with remnants of four pairs of red closing ties. With 5 woodcut frames on the title page and at the start of each text Corinthians in two parts 10 woodcut decorated initials 3 woodcut ornaments and a small woodcut illustration incorporating Frobens device above the colophon on the last page. "465" = 495 1 pp. First edition of Erasmus collected Paraphrases on the Pauline Epistles Romans 1 Corinthians 2 Corinthians and Galatians. Each paraphrase had appeared separately between 1517 and 1519 and this collected edition printed at Basel presented them together for the first time in a single work. Erasmus paraphrase on Romans was the earliest of the four. Completed during the summer of 1517 he initially intended it for publication by Froben in Basel. Concerned however that Frobens press was overburdened Erasmus entrusted the work instead to Dirk Martens in Louvain where he was then residing. Shortly thereafter Froben produced his own Basel edition in January 1518 and the work was an immediate success with further editions appearing in November 1518 and April 1519. The paraphrases on 1 and 2 Corinthians followed in early 1519. Once again Martens handled the first printing releasing it in February that year. However Froben was never far behind and brought out his own Basel edition the following month.The paraphrase on Galatians completed the present Pauline collection later that same year. The Louvain first edition appeared in May 1519 and was quickly followed by Frobens edition in August. Finally in January 1520 Froben gathered these works together into one volume.With a purple round stamp .bibliothek. on the title page and one blue round stamp from the same library on p. 97. With some contemporary underlinings and annotations primarily consisting of corrections textual additions and markings of notable passages. A difficult to read manuscript note on the last leaf a theological note on Paul's co-workers Epaphroditus and Tychicus written partly in Greek for the original terms and partly in Latin as explanatory glosses and on the back pastedown. Front pastedown detached from the boards revealing the printers waste likely a biblical commentary with references to Exodus and Genesis used in the binding. The binding is somewhat stained and rubbed affecting the clarity of some of the stamps on the front board. Some occasional water staining in the margins. Otherwise in good condition.l Adams E 790; Bezzel 1163; BM STC German p. 115; Sider Collected works of Erasmus volume 42 p. XXI; USTC 682544 6 copies; Vander Haeghen I 144; VD16 E 3060; not in De Reuck. hardcover
152133059-66Mainz Johann Schöffer 1521. Full woodcut historiated title-border and typographic title. 3 ff. Sm.-4to. 19th century morocco Hans Asper Geneva. From the library of Gaspard Ernest Stroehlin 1844-1907 a Swiss minister and professor at the University of Geneva with his bookplate "Mente Libera" showing Calvin preaching with the St. Pierre Cathedral in Geneva in the background. Mainz Johann Schöffer 1521. First edition. In addition to the Greek and Latin writings of Erasmus' 1467-1536 we know a small number in German language. The humanist's paraphrases of the Evangelists were greeted with immediate popularity and received numerous reprintings. The seven woes to the Scribes and Pharisees in Matthew 23 are a list of critical words by Jesus against the religious leaders as hypocrisy and perjury. Because of Erasmus' critique of the Roman Catholic Church in the first edition of the Index Librorum Prohibitorum 1564 his writings were more severely condemned than the works of Luther or Calvin. - A nice copy of a rare booklet seldom found in a library outside Germany. - VD 16 E 3123; Vander Haegen I 149 assigns this edition as the first one and printed by Johann Schöffer in Mainz; Bezzel 1239; not in Pegg Swiss. REFORMATION ; HELVETICA ; HUMANISM ; BINDINGS ; (Mainz, Johann Schöffer) unknown
1522032982Coloniae: Heronem Alopeciu 1522 An extremely scarce early edition published in September 1522 - a month after the authorised Basel edition - by Hero Alopecius in Cologne. We have only been able to find one reference to it University of Toronto. Erasmus arranged publication of the Basel edition in August 1522 in response to the appearance of an unauthorised version in Cambridge in 1521. He had originally worked on the content in 1509-1511 and this work developed from his earlier writing and lectures became a popular and important text book on the writing of letters. It was much reprinted. This copy is newly rebound in full calf with panelled design to boards and gilt titles to spine. The page edges are red although this may not be contemporary. New endpapers. Contents with 2 initial blanks - the first with ink notation on the edition - this looks likely to be 1800's in date and the paper does not look contemporary. Title with elaborate design including 2 cherubs holding a shield with 3 crowns with contemporary latin note at the top; letter from Erasmus to Nicolao Beraldo pp 2-4; text with beautiful decorative initial capitals pp 5-414 Finis. No final blanks. There is some scholarly annotation in latin and gentle underlining - this could be contemporary. There are a number of mispaginations but the ties work in all cases: 47-74-75-50; 51-78-79-54; 55-82-83-58; 59-98-87-62-63-90-65; 170-117-172; 177-168-179; 192-191-192-193. There are a number of professional paper repairs: to the side of the title page and page 13/14; from p 357 onwards where the top corner tips had been burnt out - this begins with the just the tip but towards the end of the work includes some page numbers and just clips a couple of margin notes - the final 2 leaves have repair to sides. These corners do not have the red edges. Towards the end of the work there are a few pages with some grubbiness at the bottom corners. Otherwise the work is very clean with high quality paper. Please enquire if you would like to see additional images Heronem Alopeciu hardcover
15291832Coloniae: Iohannem Gymnicum 1529. Rare edition a sound complete copy lacking only the final blank. Title within pictorial woodcut border. Octavo contemporary blind-tooled calf over wooden boards dated 1534 in blind brass clasps minor statins and soiling and some early penned marginalia. Also bound in are three additional works De Civilitate Morum Puerilium; Plutarch. De Liberis Educandis; and Horatius Flaccus. Iohannem Gymnicum hardcover
1550P8126The Works of Aristotle "per Des. Eras Roterordamvm" 1550. 2 volumes in one folio 323 x 192mm. Third Edition of The Works of Aristotle of the original text in 1831 prepared by Simon Grynaeus. This edition retains the original letter from Erasmus to Thomas More's son John. Woodcut initials a few woodcut illustrations old calf a few early annotations numerous notes in Latin Greek and English on front and rear flyleaves probably nineteenth-century and in text in ink pencil and red crayon neat annotations in Greek in second volume Greek quotation from Aristotle written on first title-page occasional light staining T5 torn in margin binding rubbed rebacked. Two of history's greatest minds converge. Book #P8126. $6500. We specialize in Rare Ayn rand erotica history and science. Johann Bebel and Michael Isengrin, 1550 hardcover
15106221Hardcover. Fine. 4to. Bound in 20th-century 1/4-vellum over marbled boards. Strasbourg: Matthias Schürer <b>Jul</b><b>y 1510. Second Strasbourg</b> edition of Erasmus heavily annotated collection of Greek and Latin proverbs. Printed in Roman and Greek types. <br /><br />This is the original version containing 818 adages which is considerably shorter than the later expanded versions published under the title Adagiorum chiliades. Adams E-420; Bezzel Erasmusdrucke 50; Van der Haeghen Bibliotheca Erasmiana p.25-6; Bibl. Belgica II 276: no. E.61; Muller Strasbourg II p. 179 no. 45. <br /><br />The Adagia could only have been possible in the new world of European education in which careful attention to a broader range of classical texts produced a much fuller picture of the literature of antiquity. Its impact has been long lasting. Such popular expressions such as <i>one step at a time</i> <i>between a rock and a hard place</i> <i>break the ice</i> <i>an iron in the fire</i> l<i>ooking a gift horse in the mouth</i> and many other sayings can trace their origin to the Adagia. <br /><br />The printer Matthias Schürer published 15 works by Erasmus in over 70 editions. It is interesting to note that his relationship with Erasmus began with a rather rough start. In 1509 the year Schürer completed his apprenticeship and opened his own print shop he struck an unauthorized edition of Erasmuss Adagia purloined from the first edition of 1500. In spite of this commercial indiscretion Erasmus favored Schürer with a warm supportive and lasting friendship. The dedicatee of this celebrated work William Blount 4th Baron Mountjoy of Barton Blount Derbyshire was a wealthy English courtier and scholar. A pupil of Erasmus he called him inter nobiles doctissimus The most learned amongst the nobles. Having served since 1512 as Chamberlain to Queen Catherine of Aragon it fell to him to announce to her the intention of Henry VIII to divorce her. Boards slightly rubbed; signatures D-K with a small wormhole to outer margin without loss of text; some slight browning and soiling to some pages; a few leaves with faded manuscript marginalia in a neat 16th-century hand; index leaves with light water staining to upper portion; o/w a very nice unrestored wide-margined example of this rare early edition. Matthias Schürer hardcover
1526ABC_49737Basel: Johann Froben 1526. Modern calf with the author title and year of publication lettered in gold on the spine. Small 8vo. With a woodcut printer's device on the title page and final leaf and 2 decorated woodcut initials. First revised edition of Erasmus' response to Martin Luther which is part of their famous theological debate that took place in the 1520s. Erasmus received Luther's work in February 1526. The Hyperaspistes is his first reply to it which he composed within a few days in March 1526. The present edition revised by Erasmus himself and published in July of the same year supplies a more correct text of this famous refutation.The Hyperaspistes first published in March 1526 deals with the question of free will and was written in response to Luthers De servo arbitrio On enslaved willl 1525 which in turn was written in reply to Erasmuss De libero arbitrio On free will 1524. Luther argued that humans could not achieve salvation through good deeds as they could not choose between good and evil and so could only be redeemed through the will of God. Erasmus on the other hand believed that each individual had the freedom to accept Gods grace and turn towards a Christian life and salvation could be reached through good deeds. The confrontation between Erasmus and Luther was a duel of major importance for Europe in the first half of the 16th century as two visions of man history and faith clashed.The second part of the Hyperaspistes appeared in September 1527 continuing the exegetical controversy with Luther. The present edition however was published before the second part was written.With near- contemporary annotations in the margins of some of the leaves. The work is lightly browned and foxed throughout. Otherwise in good condition.l Adams E-675; Bezzel 1117; BM STC German p. 281; Erasmus Online 2230; USTC 664562; Vander Haeghen I 110; VD16 E 3029; cf. De Reuck 236 other issue. Johann Froben, unknown
152212717Basel Johannes Froben 1522. Two parts in one 484 folio. Tall octavo H. 185 x W. 11.5 cm. contemporary binding in blindstamped brown leather over wooden boards. Title on the lower cover: ""In Epistola S. Pauli Can. RC."" The blind impression on the front cover faded but still visible is: ""ROTEROD"" as for ""Roterodami"" so from Rotterdam Erasmus' place of birth and ""WSKB"" possibly the initials of the owner. Second edition in an attractive binding the first in 8vo format. Two months before the first edition was edited in Folio. Each part has a woodcut title page. Lacking clasps some light waterstains wide margins with early manuscript annotations and thin strips of medieval manuscripts sewn inside the boards. A good copy. Literature: VD 16 E-3377; Bezzel I. Erasmusdrucke Nr. 1529. Van der Haeghen I 147 Basel, Johannes Froben hardcover
