Apophthegmata ex probatis Graecae, Latinaeque linguae scriptoribus [...]. Accedunt Parabolae sive similitudines, per Erasmum ex Plutarcho, Seneca & aliis authoribus excerptae [...] purgatae & auctae, Patrum Societatis Iesu studio & opera.

8vo: [16]-725 [= 723]-[4-1 bl.], [14]-120 [= 124]-[5-1 bl.] pp. (usual toning and spotting, stain at blank bottom edge of final ff.).

Contemp. gold-tooled leather, covers with gilt ornamental ruled border and central oval arms, flat spine with gilt ornamental frames, a.e.g., later marbled endpapers. Good copy.

Jesuit adaptation of the extensive collection of classical adages of the Alsatian humanist Conrad Wolffhart (1518-1561), together with a censured version of Erasmus’ Parabolae (incl. the dedicatory letter to Petrus Aegidius). Woodcut device on title and part title. General title printed in red and black; text in 2 col.
Ref. BnF. - Erasmus Online.
Prov. Agen prize binding with the prize awarded by the Jesuit College on 3 September 1644 to Maurin Marmandensem, and signed by the rector. - On the lower flyleaf a Latin prayer in a similar handwriting.