Search Results: the praise of folly by erasmus desiderius translated

Princeton, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, 1944. [xliv], [166]pp [ink name on front free endpaper]. Second Printing. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Heritage Press. hardcover. used, very good. Heritage Press. Sandglass Number X:17 included. cover, slipcase and book are clean. Nameplate on flyleaf. Mylar covering, with clear tape marks on flyleaf from tape used to secure mylar.

New York: Heritage Press. Hardcover. Very Good/N/A. Franz Masereel. VERY GOOD. Spine faintly stained, lightly bumped at crown and heel; page edges lightly tanned. Slipcase rubbed, sunned, soiled. xv, 125 pp., illus. from woodcuts. Size: 8vo

New York:: Modern Library, 1941.. Second Printing.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: dark plum cloth with 'ml' and border blind stamped on the front cover; the letter 'H' is stamped on the front endpaper, otherwise a Near Fine book, with a Very Good dust jacket; publisher's price on the jacket flap is intact.. 12mo (7.25 inches tall) . Notes, index of proper names. Plain endpapers. Description: This is book number 331 in the Modern Library series. The only printed date is a 1941 copyright. Dating by the ML guide; this is from Fall 1962 The list of titles printed at the rear includes Erasmus, In Praise of Folly; but does not include Hesse, Steppenwolf. Dust jacket rear panel style is l3; binding style 13. Essay and commentary by Hoyt Hopewell Hudson.

New York:: Modern Library, 1941.. Second Printing.. Hardbound . BINDING/CONDITION: dark plum cloth with 'ml' and border blind stamped on the front cover; a Near Fine book, with a Very Good dust jacket; publisher's price on the jacket flap is intact.. 12mo (7.25 inches tall) . Notes, index of proper names. Plain endpapers. Description: This is book number 331 in the Modern Library series. The only printed date is a 1941 copyright. Dating by the ML guide; this is from Fall 1962 The list of titles printed at the rear includes Erasmus, In Praise of Folly; but does not include Hesse, Steppenwolf. Dust jacket rear panel style is l3; binding style 13. Essay and commentary by Hoyt Hopewell Hudson.

London: J. Wilford, 1724. Hard Cover. Good binding. 12mo. [16], xiv, [2 (ads)], vi, 168, [4 (index)] pp., frontis, plates, illus. Fourth edition. Bound in 19th century paper over boards with morocco title label on the spine; all 46 copperplate engravings are present, some folding, some full page, some in-text. The paper at both outer hinges is splitting, but the covers are solidly attached; light wear to the extremities; a handsomely simple binding; contents are evenly and moderately foxed; a few of the folding plates have early and tasteful mends to a fold--minimal and not distracting and most importantly, effective. Originally issued in Latin in 1511, In Praise of Folly "is a brilliant, biting satire on the folly to be found in all walks of life. The book stemmed from the decision which Erasmus had taken when he left Rome to come to England, that no form of preferment could be obtained at the sacrifice of his freedom to read, think and writing what he liked. In it Kings and Popes, Princes of the… Read More