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Apophthegmatvm ex optimis vtrivsqve linguae scriptorib
Erasmus, Desiderius (1536); Froben, Hieronymus (1501-1563); Episcopius, Nicolaus (1501-1564)
MDXLV [1545]
Collection compiled by Erasmus of apophthegmata or egregie dicta attributed to men and women of antiquity, first published in 1531. Includes index. With printer's device on title-page and final pa...
The moral testament of a man
Crissy, James
1834
Statement on back of t-p that book was entered for copyright by James Crissy.
Sefer Mivḥar ha-peninim
Jedaiah ben Abraham Bedersi (1270-1340); Ibn Gabirol; Dessau, Ahron; Löwinsohn, Hirsch
1842
Apophthegmatum ex optimis utriusque linguae scriptoribus per Des. Erasmum Roterodamum collectorum libri octo
Erasmus, Desiderius (1536)
1556
The prefatory letter is dated Feb. 26, 1531. Reprint of Gryphius' ed. of 1548. Cf. Baudrier. Signatures: a-z⁸ A-X⁸ Y⁴. Includes indexes.
The Faber book of aphorisms : a personal selection
Auden, W H (1907-1973); Kronenberger, Louis (1904-1980); Bridgen, John William
[1964]
American edition (Viking [c1962]) has title: The Viking book of aphorisms.
Phrases and philosophies for the use of the young
Wilde, Oscar (1854-1900)
1894
"Of this work seventy-five copies only were printed for presentation."
Apophthegmatum ex optimis utriusque linguae scriptoribus per Des. Erasmum Roterodamum collectorum libri octo
Erasmus, Desiderius (1536)
1556
The prefatory letter is dated Feb. 26, 1531. Reprint of Gryphius' ed. of 1548. Cf. Baudrier. Signatures: a-z⁸ A-X⁸ Y⁴. Includes indexes.
Apophthegmata ex probatis græcæ, latinæque linguæ scriptoribus
Lykosthenes, Konrad (1518-1561); Erasmus, Desiderius (1536)
1635
A Condaro Lycosthene collæta, & per locos communes, juxta alphabeti seriem digesta. Postrema hac editione diligenter recognita, & ab innumeris erroribus expurgata, plurimisque centuriis quæ in alter...
Sorberiana : ou bons mots, rencontres agreables, pensées judicieuses, et observations curieuses
Sorbière, Samuel (1615-1670); Graverol, Franc̦ois (1636-1694); Colomyez, Guillaume Louis (fl. 1691-1694)
1694
Edited by F. Graverol and published by G. L. Colomyez (who signed the dedicatory epistle). Contains also F. Graverol's "Memoires pour la vie de messieurs Samuël Sorbiere, & Jean-Baptiste Cotelier" ...