[ERASMUS] JORTIN, John (1698?1770). The Life of Erasmus. London: Printed for J. Whiston and B. White, 1758. 4to. viii, 630, [1] corrigenda, [1] ad. FIRST EDITION. Mezzotint portrait frontispiece of Erasmus by Houston after Holbein (with central horizontal crease), 2 engraved plates of handwriting specimens. Contemporary full calf, raised bands, compartments with gilt filets, red morocco spine label lettered in gilt (tender joints with splitting, rubbed corners, old library stamp to title verso, occasional spotting to margins). Provenance: From the private library of a local Chicago collector, part one.