Lot 173
Erasmus (Desiderius, humanist, 1466-1536) A Little Treatise of Erasmus concerning Civility of Behavior in Children [by Ralph Bridges, nephew of Sir William Trumbull], manuscript, [c. 1720].
Hammer Price: £700
Description
Erasmus (Desiderius, humanist, 1466-1536) A Little Treatise of Erasmus concerning Civility of Behavior in Children being a Latin Letter sent to his Pupil the Emperor Maximilian's Brother. Translated into English, [by Ralph Bridges, nephew of Sir William Trumbull], manuscript, title and 65pp. (pp. 20-21 misbound, lacks pp. 31-32 & 53-57), browned, new endpapers bound in modern marbled boards, modern cloth box, sm. 4to, [c. 1720].
⁂ Provenance: Sold as part of lot 396, Sotheby's, July 1991. William Trumbull.
Description
Erasmus (Desiderius, humanist, 1466-1536) A Little Treatise of Erasmus concerning Civility of Behavior in Children being a Latin Letter sent to his Pupil the Emperor Maximilian's Brother. Translated into English, [by Ralph Bridges, nephew of Sir William Trumbull], manuscript, title and 65pp. (pp. 20-21 misbound, lacks pp. 31-32 & 53-57), browned, new endpapers bound in modern marbled boards, modern cloth box, sm. 4to, [c. 1720].
⁂ Provenance: Sold as part of lot 396, Sotheby's, July 1991. William Trumbull.
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