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Made-up volume of 7 various works, each separately paginated, by the statesman and poet Jacob Cats (1577-1660), with an engraved frontispiece to the first work; a total of 63 emblematic half-page text plates of Dance of Death scenes and of court and country life, mostly by or after Adriaan van... more
Price: $985.00
Later edition of the Dutch statesman and poet's famous work dealing with the six chapters of a woman's life: youth, sweetheart, bride, woman, mother, and widow. Originally published in 1625, with engravings by Breugel's pupil, Adriaan van de Venne. 16mo; engraved t-p, [21], 538pp, two hand-colored plates (one folding) and... more
Price: $735.00
![[Emblem Book] 'S Werelts begin, midden, eynde, besloten in den trou-ring, met den proef-steen van den selven [bound with] Lof-sang, op het geestelyk houwelyk van godes soone](/fineeditions/images/items/80x160/BB0863.jpg "[Emblem Book] 'S Werelts begin, midden, eynde, besloten in den trou-ring, met den proef-steen van den selven [bound with] Lof-sang, op het geestelyk houwelyk van godes soone")
Early eighteenth century edition (based on the imprint) of the Dutch poet and politician's rhymed dissertations on marriage and conjugal fidelity, first published in Dordrecht, in 1637. 16mo: [44], 673, [3]pp, with an engraved title page (in addition to the letterpress title) to the first work, two engraved full-page portraits... more
Price: $465.00
12mo; [24], 832, [12], with an engraved title page and 103 brillant, full-page, emblematic illustrations after Johannes Sadeler. Text entirely in Latin. Contemporary vellum, all edges sprinkled blue. An exceptionally crisp, clean copy, now in a cloth-covered slipcase with a paper label by Fitterer. Modeled after the Milan issue of... more
Price: $1,265.00