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First edition of Nicolas Gueudeville's translation, particularly sought after for its illustration with the first printing of 55 half-page figures, unsigned, in the style of Romain de Hooge or Harrewyn (Cohen, 347). A frontispiece by Schinove and a large vignette with the arms of Frederick of Gloucester, Prince of Hanover. Title pages in red and black.

Contemporary full speckled brown calf bindings. Decorated smooth spines. Red morocco title labels and tan morocco volume labels. Triple fillet frame on boards. Head caps partially missing on volumes III and IV, the others worn. Tail caps on volumes II, III, and VI worn. In volume VI, from p. 95 to 115, a folded corner. Despite the n

Colophon: Basileae per Hieronymvm Frobenivm et Nic. Episcopvm mense Septembri, M.D.XLVI.
First edition. Decorated with numerous historiated initials. Printer's device on the title page and verso of the final leaf. Absent from French catalogues, but present in English catalogues, 2 copies in Germany at the GBV (union catalogue of northern Germany) and one at the University of Munich. The 1544 edition published in Paris does not include Erasmus's notes and the complete assembly of authors gathered in this edition; the Parisian edition was reissued in 1551 in Lyon by Gryphium, but not this Froben edition, which reproduces only Egnazio's edition. The first edition of Suetonius dates from 14

New edition, one of 50 numbered copies on Japan paper, deluxe copy.
Handsome copy despite two small tears repaired to spine which also shows slight sunning at head.
Work illustrated with wood-engraved head- and tailpieces by Henry Chapront.

L’éloge de la folie [In Praise of Folly]
n. n. | [Paris] 1751 | 4to (18 x 23.5 cm) | (8) xxiv ; 222 pp (2)
| contemporary morocco
First print of this revised and corrected edition based on the text of the Basel edition, one of the grand papier (deluxe) copies reimposed in 4to format. The work is illustrated with a frontispiece and 13 woodcuts by Eisen and engraved by Aliamet, De La Fosse, Flipart, Le Mire, Martinasie, Pinssio and Tardieu. The 7th plate is not signed, the first is unnumbered.
Contemporary red morocco binding, spine in five compartments underlined with gilt fillets and adorned with panels, gilt fleurons and dentelles,

New edition of the French translation.
Binding full glazed calf caramel, back smoothes decorated with black nets and gold, as morocco caramel piece, traces of friction on the joints, casters gilded on caps, framing of double nets gilded on the boards with some traces of dirt marginal, guards and contreplats of handmade paper, marbled, nets gilded on the cuts.
autograph dedication of the author autograph signed Désiré Nisard to one of friends: "To my good and beloved Theophilus B."