Erasmus, Desiderius (d. 1536) Adagiorum Chiliades

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Erasmus, Desiderius (d. 1536) Adagiorum Chiliades. Basel: Froben, 1523.
Folio, collated, complete, fourth Froben edition, with woodcut title border by Urs Graf, two preliminary pages with modular borders featuring cherubs, printer's device on final leaf within a different border, and woodcut initials used throughout the text, ruled in red throughout; in 17th century calfskin boards, rebacked, spine flaking.
Erasmus continually added to this compilation of adages throughout his life, beginning with a modest edition in 1500 of about 800 pithy sayings. The collection of proverbs had swollen to 4,151 by the final edition published within his lifetime in 1536.
Estimate $1,000-1,500

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