[Emblemata] Cats, J. Alle de wercken, so ouden als nieuwe

Amst., J.J. Schipper, 1655, 19 "Boecken vervolgens in dit werk begrepen", paginated as: (16),151,(1); (20),30; (4),25,(5); 195,(7); (2),32; (8),184; (16),226,(12),231-266,(6); 184; 84; 60; 24; (8),36; 159 p., w. allegorical ills. w. title and portrait of the author, w. 409 engr. (mostly emblematic or allegorical) in the text, 3 double-p. plates depicting "Marriage as a fish trap", "Death of Frederik Hendrik of Orange" and "Sic transit gloria mundi", by a.o. M. Mosijn, J. Swelinck, W. Hondius, C. van Queboren and A. Matham, after a.o. A. van de Venne and C. Monicks, cont. panelled grained mor. over bevelled wooden sides, both covers w. fine large central gilt ornament, gilt and ribbed spine, w. 2 brass clasps and catches, a.e.g., folio. Internally a very good, well-margined copy w. some marginal waterst. and other minimal imperfections, recased w. carefully restored spine-ends and joints, new endpapers. A luxuriously bound copy, from the library of J.E. van der Capellen, w. his owner's entry dated 1839 in pen on general title.