Epistolae ad diversos, & aliquot aliorum ad illu m per amicos eruditos, ex ingentibus fasciculis schedarum collectae

by Desiderius Erasmus

$16,500 · Offered by Liber Antiquus

First edition

FIRST EDITION. A superb copy bound in contemporary alum-tawed pigskin over beveled wooden boards, ruled and tooled in blind , with the original clasps, catches, and straps preserved. Binding mildly soiled, a few scrapes, mild surface wear. Internally crisp and bright, with just a few lightly toned leaves and a few trivial stains. With 16th c. manuscript annotations scattered throughout and a 16th c. ownership inscription on the paste-down. The

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