ERASMUS, Desiderius Parabolae sive Similia ....... Lot 1015

ERASMUS, Desiderius Parabolae sive Similia [...]. Paris S. de Colines 30 June 1523 8vo: 103-[1] ff. Contemp. blind-stamped calf (expertly repaired and rebacked, sm. def. at covers), spine with 5 raised bands, gilt gauffered edges. Nice copy. Rare Paris edition of one of Erasmus' educational texts (1st 1514): a collection of metaphors from Greek and Latin authors (Plutarch, Seneca, Pliny, etc.). The work is dedicated to Pieter Gillis (1496-1533), town clerk of Antwerp. Title within elaborate woodcut border. Ref. Erasmus Online 2787. - Moreau III:492. - Renouard (Colines) 49-50. - Ind. Aurel. 162.071. - De Reuck 281. - Not in Bezzel, Schreiber, STC French (BL). Prov. "Ex bibliotheca Joannis Sachet" (old entry on front flyleaf).