311 / 444
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~ 1st edition of Erasmus’ autobibliography ~
1158
ERASMUS
- Catalogus omnium Erasmi Roterodami lucubrationum, ipso auctore, cum aliis
nonnullis. Basel, J. Froben, April 1523, 8vo, old blindstamped vellum, flat spine, [84] ff. (paper
age-toned, 1st ff. soiled, occ. marg. dampstaining). Very good copy.
Cfr. ill.
€ 5000/8000
Very rare 1st edition
of Erasmus’“autobibliography” consisting of:
1
. The famous
autobiographical
letter
to Johann Botzheim (1 Febr. 1523 - Allen I, pp. 1-46).
2
. A
similar letter
, to Marcus Laurinus
at Bruges (1 Febr. 1523 - Allen 1342).
3.
A
letter to the Louvain theologians
(Allen 1301).
4.
The
“
Libellus Jacobi Ziegleri (…) aduersus Jacobi Stunicae maledicentiam, pro Germania
”. Title
within elaborate woodcut border by
Hans Holbein
(repeated on f8r). 4 ff. within a woodcut border.
Large woodcut mark at the end. In italics. Old bookpl. J.B. Verdussen = Antwerp publisher and
collector, 1698-1773. Collector’s name on t.-p.
Ref.
VD-16 E-2121. Bezzel 305. Vanderhaeghen I
27. Adams E-313. Machiels E-222. Not in De Reuck.
1159
ERASMUS
- Christiani matrimonii institutio (...). Antwerp, M. Hillen van Hoochstraten, 1526,
8vo, mod. boards, flat spine, [136] ff. Very good copy.
Cfr. ill.
€ 3000/4000
5th copy recorded
(?) of a very early repr. of Erasmus’ views on marriage, 1st at Basel in folio
and 8vo. Title within elaborate woodcut border. In italics. Old ownership entries on title i.a.
“ychnopaeus” = Fackelmacher.
Ref.
Pettegree NB 11410. NKr. 2951. Index Aur. 162.275. B.B.
II:473 E-1244. Erasmiana Lovan. 95a. Adams E-519. Not in Bezzel, Cat. Rotterdam, De Reuck, BL.
~ No copy in Belgian libraries ~
1160
ERASMUS
- De contemptu mu(n)di epistola, qua(m) conscripsit in gratiam ac no(m)i(n)e
Theodorici Harlemei Canonici ordinis diui Augustini. Antwerp, M. Hillen van Hoochstraten,
1525, 8vo, mod. vellum, [32] ff. (minor soiling). Nice copy, rubricated at the beginning.
Cfr. ill.
€ 3000/4000
Very rare Antwerp ed. of this plea for a strict monastic life by the young Erasmus. Title within
elaborate woodcut border. Printed in italics. A few cont. manuscript notes.
Ref.
Erasmus Online
1411 [3: Cologne, Bad Münstereifel, Lambeth Palace London]. Nijhoff/Kronenberg 805. Pettegree
NB 11397. Not in Adams, Bezzel, Cat. Rotterdam, De Reuck, BL, BnF etc.
1161
ERASMUS
- De contemptu mundi epistola. Cologne, [J. Soter], 1523, 8vo, mod. boards covered
with incunable leaf, [32] ff. Exc., well-preserved copy.
Cfr. ill.
€ 1800/2500
Early ed. of
Erasmus’ 1st work
, which was only published late in his career (1st Louvain 1521). It
is a sincere plea in favour of true monastic life, written at the age of 20, and dedicated to a fictitious
“Theodoricus Harlemius”. Title within elaborate woodcut border.
Ref.
Erasmus Online 1386. VD-
16 E-2597. Ind. Aur. 162.050. Adams E-569. Bezzel 685. Not in De Reuck.
1162
ERASMUS
- De ratione studij, ac legendi, interpretandique auctores libellus aureus. Officiu(m)
discipuloru(m) ex Quintiliano. Qui primo legendi, ex eodem. Concio de puero Iesu in schola
Coletica Lo(n)dini i(n)stituta pronu(n)cia(n)da. Expostulatio Iesu ad mortales. Carmina scholaria.
Strasburg, J. Knobloch, Nov. 1521, 8vo, mod. boards covered with an incunable leaf, 31 ff. (lacking
final blank, soiled at end, marginal spotting, f. 31 blank corner skilfully mended). Good copy.
Cfr. ill.
€ 1000/1500
Very rare Strasburg ed. (1st 1511) of Erasmus’s study programme, followed by some religious poetry
for use in Latin schools. Title within elaborate woodcut border, capital spaces with guide letters.
In italics. A few contemp. ms. notes.
Ref.
VD-16 E-3546. Vanderhaeghen I 170. Bezzel 1720. Cat.
Rotterdam 219. Benzing 522. Not in Adams, Machiels, De Reuck, BN Paris, Buisson.