Moriae encomium, or, The praise of folly
By: by Desiderius Erasmus ; translated from the Latin text by Harry Carter ; with an introduction by Hendrik Williem van Loon ; illustrated with original mezzotints (and with cartoons as marginal glosses) by Lynd Ward
Contributors: Carter, Harry, tr; Ward, Lynd, 1905-1985, ill; J. Horace McFarland Company; Limited Editions Club; Limited Editions Club Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: Printed by J. Horace McFarland Co. at the Mount Pleasant Press for the members of the Limited Editions Club
Published: 1943
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 110
Other titles: Moriae encomium; Praise of folly
Work titles: Moriae encomium
Notes: Limited ed. of 1,500 copies, signed by the illustrator.

Issued in slipcase.

Newman & Wiche. Great and good books, 144

Limited Editions Club. Bibliography of the fine books published by the Limited Editions Club, 1929-1985, $c no. 144