Erasmus of Rotterdam, Desiderius. Praise of folly. Translated from Latin and accompanied by notes by Wilhelm Gottlieb Becker. 14 Bl., 396 S. With 83 woodcut vignettes after Holbein (without the engraved portrait). 17.5 x 13 cm. Semi-leather around 1870 (back edged light, corners and edges rubbed) with embossed title. Basel, Johann Jacob Thurneysen, 1780. Rümann 239. Ebert 6879. – First edition of this translation. The 83 woodcuts after Holbein represent the main work of the Basel-based shape cutter Heinrich Heitz (1750-1835) and were published separately in Basel in 1829. – Hardly spotted and tanned. Fresh specimen. Interior mirror with modern exlibris.