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138 - ÉRASME - LEPÈRE (Auguste) and HANOTAUX (Gabriel). In praise …
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ÉRASME - LEPÈRE (Auguste) and HANOTAUX (Gabriel). In praise of madness. With a preface by Erasmus to his friend Thomas Morus. Note by Gabriel Hanotaux. Forty-six wood-engraved compositions by Auguste Lepère. Luxurious edition of Erasmus' great humanist classic, fully ruled and decorated with 46 wood-engraved compositions by Auguste Lepère, in a brilliant binding signed by Marcelin Lortic. Paris, Pour les amis des livres, 1906. In-4 (190x260 mm), ebony morocco, ribbed spine filleted and framed in cold, wide frame of triple gilt fillets and cold fillets with a red morocco listel on the boards, entrenerfs decorated in the same way, double gilt fillet on the edges, red morocco linings framed with a gilt fillet, the first signed "M. Lortic" in the leather, red silk endpapers, double endpapers, gilt edges on witnesses, covers and spine preserved, edged slipcase (M. Lortic). VII and 143 pages ruled at the time of printing, 46 wood-engraved compositions by Auguste Lepère in two or three tones, placed on the title, header, in-text, in lettering and in caps. Minor foxing to the first few leaves, very slight scuffing to the edge of the first endpaper. Splendid edition, entirely ruled, of Erasmus' famous humanist satire, decorated with 46 compositions by Auguste Lepère, wood-engraved in two or three tones. Limited edition of 137 numbered copies, this one of 135 copies on Vergé paper from the Arches factories, bearing the engraver-printmaker's firm in the watermark (N°41). Admirable lined morocco binding, perfectly produced by Marcellin Lortic.
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About the sale Prestige sale - Antiquarian and collectible books
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Auction time 06/15/2026 at 2:00 PM
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