Apophthegmatum Ex Optimis Utriusque Linguae Scriptoribus: Parabolarum Item Seu Similitudinum, Loci Communes Per Conradum Lycosthenem

Lycosthenes, Conrad; Desiderius Erasmus, Roterodamus.

Parisiis: Sumptibus Herculis Francois, 1579.

Early black pigskin, raised bands. 12mo. 1296, [25] pp. Later part of index bound in front. Title page in facsimile. Lacking first 24 pages of preface. Minor foxing, marginal dampstaining affecting text. Restoration to final leaves. 1095-1296 is Parabolae sive similitudines: Des. Erasmi Roterodami. A working copy.

The Alsatian humanist Conrad Lycosthenes (Conrad Wolffhart) compiled this collection of classical anecdotes.   Lycosthenes was a noted populizer of classical science and medicine.