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ERASMUS, Desiderius. Epitome Adagiorum Erasmi, Lunnii, Cognati, et aliorum... Post Plantinianam & Parisiesem (sic) editionem diligenter recognita...
(Genevae): Apud Iacobum Chouet, 1593. Later edition. 8vo., full contemporary vellum with title in contemporary ink on the spine, and with initials and the date ‘1619' stamped on the upper board, (16), 912, (108)pp. Vellum soiled and darkened, though not as severely on the rear board, a bit of wear to the foot of the spine but in fact a near fine copy of this collection of proverbs.
This collection of proverbs was first published in Paris in 1500 and contained some 800 entries. There were several editions published in the author's lifetime, each of them expanded with the last appearing in 1536, containing more than 4,000 entries. Many of the adages contained in this work have become commonplace--'more haste less speed,' ‘kill two birds with one stone,' ‘many hands make light work,' and ‘more haste, less speed' to name but a few.