Erasmus of Rotterdam, Desiderius. Adagia, id est; Proverbiorum, paroemiarum et parabolarum omnium, quae apud Graecos, Latinos, Hebraeos, Arabes, &c. in usu fuerunt, collectio absolutissima, in locos communes digesta. 6 Bl., 776 pp., 95 Bl. Title in red and black. With engraved title vignette. 34,5 x 21 cm. A little later marbled cardboard tape (sharp and toasted). Frankfurt, Johann Andreae for Johann Peter Zubrod, 1670. VD17 3:302487Z. Vander Haeghen 223 – Frankfurt print of the famous Adagia of Erasmus, his collection and commentary on ancient wisdom and proverbs, first published in 1539, of which he collected several thousand and gradually published in various, increasing volumes. Accessed by extensive registers. – A little tanned or brownish, title old stamped, fl. Purpose with donation note from 1884, interior mirror with modern exlibris.