Elzevier.- Erasmus (Desiderius) Colloquia nunc emendatiora, first Elzevier edition, some parts of title and decorations hand-coloured, scattered staining, a few marginal nicks or tears, else a very clean copy, contemporary vellum over wooden boards, some cracking at upper joint, 1636 § Terence Comoediae sex ex recensione Heinsiana, first edition, second issue, occasional ink marginalia, a few rust marks, later vellum over wooden boards, yapp edges, 1635, engraved titles, woodcut initials and decorations, titles to spines supplied in manuscript, Leiden, Elzevier; and 4 others, all published by the House of Elzevier in Leiden, 12mo (6)
⁂ The second mentioned is among the most distinguished publications of the Elzevier Press, which had reached a period of remarkable productivity by 1635. This volume represents a pinnacle of the firm’s printing craftsmanship—a standard of excellence the House would seldom match in subsequent years.
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