MORIAE ENCOMIUM; Or, The praise of folly by ERASMUS, Desiderius

UsedGood. Hardcover in original tan illustrated slipcase. Case frayed and discolored at edges. Previous owner's bookplate pasted to inside page of book. Strong binding, text clean and unmarked. Good copy.

Heritage Press, New York, 1965. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition. Illustrator: Franz Masereel. Previous owner's inscription in ink. Book comes in its original slipcase. The publication date given above is an estimate only, there being no date given in the book. Illustrator: Franz Masereel. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Illustrated; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 21997. .

The Heritage Press, 1955. Hardcover. Acceptable. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

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.

The Heritage Press, 1950. hardcover. Very Good. 9x6x1.

New York: The Heritage Press, 1950 2021-07-20. First THUS. Hardcover. Near Fine. 125 pp., ill. 1/4 cloth, patterned boards. Bright, sharp, unmarked copy. Well packaged in a box, ships with tracking.

The Heritage Press. Used - Very Good. Very Good condition. Slipcase Acceptable. (Folly, Humor) A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner’s name, short gifter’s inscription or light stamp.

New York: Joh. Enschede en Zonen, Haarlem, Netherlands for The Heritage Press, 1953. Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, and social critic Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus first conceived of Praise of Folly in 1509, written as a satirical attack on the Western Church. He later revised and extended the work during a visit with Sir Thomas More at his home in London with the title "Moriae Encomium, In Praise of More In Praise of Folly." The book became one of the most popular works of the Renaissance and Erasmus' sharp critique of the practices of the Church played a role in the beginnings of the Protestant Reformation. This is an exclusive publication planned to be issued by 1941, but with the intervention of the Second World War was instead published in 1953 with woodcuts by Franz Masereel instead of the proposed Lynd Ward.

New York: Printed by Joh. Enschede en Zonen, Haarlem, Netherlands for The Heritage Press, 1953. Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/With no dustjacket. Translated from the Latin by Harry Carter, with an introduction by Hendrik Willem Van Loon. Belgian artist Frans Masereel was commissioned to create 24 striking woodcuts specifically for this edition. An exclusive publication planned to be issued by 1941, but WWII intervened. No date stated, but was published per Heritage Press "Sandglass" in 1953. One of Erasmus's best-known works, it is a satirical attack on superstitions and other traditions of European society in general and the western Church in particular. Written in 1509, it is dedicated to Sir Thomas More, whose name the title puns. Original decorative paper covers over brown cloth boards with gilt lettering to spine, Red stain to top edges. Lacking slipcase, slight bumps to bottom and tips, else a Very Good or better copy.

Rotterdam : Ad. Donker., 1986. Hardcover. Good. Originele linnen band met goudopdruk op rug, stofomslag, leeslint, geïllustreerd met kleine z/w tekeningen, 8vo.