The Life of Erasmus by (Erasmus) [Jortin, John] (1698-1770) - MDCCLVIII-MDCCLX

London: Printed for J. Whiston and B. White, in Fleet-Street, MDCCLVIII-MDCCLX. First Edition. Mezzotint frontispiece portrait by Houston after Hans Holbein of Erasmus and six copper-engraved plates of facsimile autographs of Erasmus and his contemporaries. vi, [2], 631 [2, corrigenda and ads][3] leaves of plates;; [1]; [4], 753, [1] [4] leaves of plates)pp. Preface signed: John Jortin. Title pages in red and black. 2 vols. 4to. Contemporary speckled calf, spine laid down. Nice copy. First Edition. Mezzotint frontispiece portrait by Houston after Hans Holbein of Erasmus and six copper-engraved plates of facsimile autographs of Erasmus and his contemporaries. vi, [2], 631 [2, corrigenda and ads][3] leaves of plates;; [1]; [4], 753, [1] [4] leaves of plates)pp. Preface signed: John Jortin. Title pages in red and black. 2 vols. 4to. Volume 2 title page: The life of Erasmus. Vol. II. A different issue than ESTC T146995, which does not have volume statement on title pages and has the second volume dated 1760. THIS ISSUE IS MUCH RARE ACCORDING TO ESTC WHICH LOCATES ONLY 1 COPY (Oxford). ESTC N492961