Desiderius Erasmus

18 copies for sale · $38–$16,500 · 4 first editions · 1 signed

Notable copies for sale

Paraphrases Erasmi Roterodami in omnes epistolas Pauli apostoli (signed) — James Cummins Bookseller$3,750

Epistolae ad diversos, & aliquot aliorum ad illu m per amicos eruditos, ex ingentibus fasc (first edition) — Liber Antiquus$16,500

Moriae encomium title in Greek sive stultitiae laus ... cum commentariis Gerardi Listrii, (first edition) — Rulon-Miller Books$600

Colloquies of Desiderius Erasmus; Concering Men, Manner and Things (first edition) — Bauer Rare Books$95

Moriae Encomium D Erasmi Roterodami Cu M Gerardi Listrii Trium Linguarum Periti Commentari — Liber Antiquus$12,500

Collectanea adagiorum veterum et quidem probatissimi ex autoribus... Adagiorum Index in ip — Liber Antiquus$5,800

Opus de Conscribendis Epistolis ... Bound with: Parabolae sive similia — James Cummins Bookseller$1,750

Apophthegmatum Libri Octo… — James Cummins Bookseller$1,500

Colloquia nunc emendatiora — Rulon-Miller Books$500

ERASMUS, Desiderius — Sokol Books£19,500

ERASMUS, Desiderius — Sokol Books£9,500

THE PRAISE OF FOLLY; Translated from the Latin, with an Essay and Commentary by Hoyt Hopew — Rare Book Cellar$38

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Works on the market

ERASMUS, Desiderius2 copies · £9,500–£19,500

MORIAE ENCOMIUM OR THE PRAISE OF FOLLY2 copies · $123–$163

PRAISE OF FOLLY2 copies · $77–$123

Epistolae ad diversos, & aliquot aliorum ad illu m per amicos eruditos, ex ingentibus fasc1 copy · $16,500

Moriae Encomium D Erasmi Roterodami Cu M Gerardi Listrii Trium Linguarum Periti Commentari1 copy · $12,500

Paraphrases Des Erasmi Roterodami In Epistolas Pauli Ad Rhomanos Corinthios Galatas Bound 1 copy · $12,500

Collectanea adagiorum veterum et quidem probatissimi ex autoribus... Adagiorum Index in ip1 copy · $5,800

Paraphrases Erasmi Roterodami in omnes epistolas Pauli apostoli1 copy · $3,750

Opus de Conscribendis Epistolis ... Bound with: Parabolae sive similia1 copy · $1,750

Apophthegmatum Libri Octo…1 copy · $1,500

Moriae encomium title in Greek sive stultitiae laus ... cum commentariis Gerardi Listrii, 1 copy · $600

Select Colloquies Out Of Erasmus Roterodamus1 copy · $600

Colloquia nunc emendatiora1 copy · $500

Colloquies of Desiderius Erasmus; Concering Men, Manner and Things1 copy · $95

THE PRAISE OF FOLLY; Translated from the Latin, with an Essay and Commentary by Hoyt Hopew1 copy · $38

Market context

10 copies of Desiderius Erasmus's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $85 (last listed prices at time of sale or removal, not confirmed sale prices).

Recent auction results (hammer prices, premiums not included):

Colloquia, Amsterdam, H. and vid T. Boom, 1698; and others continental (25) (forum, 2026-07-23)£2,400

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