TERENCE. Comoediae. A study and work by Erasmus of Rotterdam - Lot 167

TERENCE. Comoediae. A study and work by Erasmus of Rotterdam. Basel, Froben, 1538. Folio, fawn sheepskin, double roulette border, with a large Rouen Parliament mark in the center on a background embossed with a large die; spine decorated with the same die repeated; gilt edges (17th-century binding). Edition containing Erasmus’s notes. A prized binding from the Jesuit College of Rouen (the 1688 ex-praemio preserved), bearing the emblem of the Parliament of Rouen. The last few leaves of the index are missing. Endpapers replaced; the last leaf bears a facsimile of Froben’s mark. Restorations; damaged caps. Water damage.

Estimate:£256.19

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