ERASMUS. In Praise of Madness. Augmented by Erasmus' preface - Lot 217

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ERASMUS. In Praise of Madness. Augmented by Erasmus' preface - Lot 217
ERASMUS. In Praise of Madness. Augmented by Erasmus' preface to his friend Thomas Morus. Notice by Gabriel Hanotaux of the Académie française. Pour les Amis des Livre Paris 1906. Edition illustrated with 46 color woodcuts by Auguste Lepère. Edition of 137 copies, including 2 on genuine vellum, this being one of 135 copies on Arches laid paper printed for M. Théodore Reveillon. Superb in-8 binding, dark green morocco, spine and boards decorated with a mosaic of red morocco listels underlined by 3 gilded fillets framing interlacing red morocco listels edged with 3 gilded fillets surrounding mauve fleurs-de-lis and green arabesques (Renaissance-style decoration), full green morocco lining decorated with gilt motifs at the corners, green moire endpapers, three gilt edges on witnesses, cover and spine preserved, slipcase (binding signed Noulhac and dated 1908) 1200/1500 ##### 218-GUÉRIN Maurice de: Le Centaure. Le Cercle Gryphe Lyon 1929. Illustrated with 73 geometrical compositions in red and black enhanced with palladium by the coppersmith Claudius Linossier, for whom this will be the only illustrated book. They were wood-engraved by Philippe Burnot. First work published by the Cercle Gryphe, 133 copies printed on strong vellum, this one for Mr. Robert Houdia. Bound in-4, full orange morocco folder, smooth spine, Chinese-style palladium title, center boards in metallic-effect paper, slipcase (binding signed M. Schlissinger 1997).
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