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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. All Three Volumes Are Very Good With Gilt Stamped Titles And Light Edge Wear To The Boards . Spotted Ep's With An Owners Name To The Fep's And A Bookplate On The Front Pastedown Of Vol 1 . Vol 1 Pp 308 Tissue Protected Frontis And A 32 Page Publishers Catalogue. Vol2 Pp 346 Vol 3 Pp 315 Erasmus' Colloquies Are A Collection Of Dialogues Or Skits On A Wide Variety Of Subjects Which Began In The Late 1490'S As Informal Latin Exercises For His Own Pupils. The First Official Version Of 1518, Was Described As "A Collection Of Formulae And Conversational Passages." Notable For Its Insightful Commentary On Various Aspects Of Human Life And Society, The Work Showcases Erasmus' Wit And Humor. With Sections Addressing Topics Such As Manners, Education, And Theological Debates, Often Through Sparkling Exchanges Between Different Characters. Written By Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, Commonly Known In English As Erasmus, A Dutch Christian Humanist, Catholic Priest And Theologian, Educationalist, Satirist, And Philosopher. He Is Considered One Of The Most Influential Thinkers Of The Northern Renaissance.