Lot no. 186
[ERASMUS]. The Praise of Folly. Translated from the Latin [...] by M. GUEUDEVILLE. S. l. [Paris], 1751. In-4°, fawn morocco, wide gilt lace decorated with personalised irons, decorated ribbed spine, pink tabis endpapers (period binding). "New edition revised and corrected on the text of the Edition of Basle [...] with notes", the first established by MEUSNIER de QUERLON taking again the French translation of GUEUDEVILLE published in 1713 and including the two sheets of explanation of the figures. figures. A frontispiece, thirteen figures and two vignettes by EISEN engraved by ALIAMET, LA FOSSE, FLIPART, LEGRAND... A VERY GOOD EXAMPLE on a large paper reprinted in in- 4° format, IN A RICH DENTELLE BINDING WITH ERSONNALISED IRONS AND WHICH HAS BEEN AQUARELLED ON THE BOARDS.
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