CATS, Jacob (1577- 1660)

Alle de wercken, so ouden als nieuwe, van de heer Jacob Cats. [All the works, both old and new, from Mr Jacob Cats = Emblem Book]. First edition.

Amsterdam: Jan Jacobz Schipper
1658. Thick folio. 26 x 39 x 8 cm. Bound in full calf leather on wooden boards, boards decorated with blind stamping, with bronze closures and bronze fittings on the corners, back with 5 raised bands. A collected folio edition of the works of Cats in 22 parts. ...Individual works in this set have separate title pages, with imprint dates ranging from 1655-1657. However, the entire set has a single table of contents. Collation:

[20], 164, [20], 26, [2], [27]-30, [4], 15, [5], 195, [7], [2], 52, [8], 180 pages; vol. 2: [16], 192, [12], 193-265 [i.e. 261], [7], [8], 74, 6, 81-104, 34, [2], 40 [i.e. 42], [6], 3-108, [8], 64, 12 pages.....OCLC Number: 557564352....

Portrait of the author in the engraved title. Copper engravings (after A. van der VENNE) and engraved. title vignettes, three others engraved. portraits and 3 engraved. plates b.t. and from: Huwelyx fuyk (crack repaired), Dodelycke uytgang, Sic transit gloria mundi. A few (marginal) spots..…


In-f° (36,5 x 22,5 cm). Portret van de auteur in de gegrav. titel. Elk werk is afzonderlijk gepagineerd. (Emblematische) kopergravures (naar A. van der VENNE) en gegrav. titelvignetten, drie andere gegrav. portretten en 3 gegrav. platen b.t. en uitv.: Huwelyx fuyk (scheur hersteld), Dodelycke uytgang, Sic transit gloria mundi. Enkele (marginale) vlekjes. Band uit de tijd in vol kalfsleder op houten platten, platten versierd met blindstempeling, met bronzen sluitingen en bronsbeslag op de hoeken, rug met 5 ribben

Jacob Cats (1577- 1660). Bevat o.a. Minne-beelden, Houwelijk, Spiegel van den ouden en nieuwen tyt, Ouderdom en buyten-leven, Tachtigh-jarige bedenckingen. Item #51-3432

Price: $2,500.00