Desiderius Erasmus
17 copies for sale · $77–$16,500 · 7 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
MORIAE ENCOMIUM OR THE PRAISE OF FOLLY (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$163
MORIAE ENCOMIUM OR THE PRAISE OF FOLLY (first edition) — Rare Book Cellar$123
ERASMUS, Desiderius — Sokol Books£19,500
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
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
Market context
9 copies of Desiderius Erasmus's works have left the market recently; the median last-listed price was $49 (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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