ERASMUS. Les colloques. Nouvellement traduits par Victor Dev - Lot 214

ERASMUS. Les colloques. Nouvellement traduits par Victor Develay et ornés de vignettes gravées à l'eau-forte par J. Chauvet. Pris, Libr. des Bibliophiles - Jouaust, 1875-1876. Three volumes in one in-8, cherry morocco, 5-rib spine decorated with gilt stippling, gilt author, title, place and dates, richly ornamented caissons with small irons and bordered by a double gilt fillet, triple gilt fillet bordering the boards, double fillet at the necks, interior lace, gilt edges (slight rubbing on a headpiece and 2 corners; sporadic russeting, small pale halo in margin of very last f.). Edition illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of Erasmus and a vignette at the head of each chapter. Limited edition of 240 numbered copies: one of the top 20 (n°17) on China paper. One engraved portrait added. A fine, well-bound copy.