Jacob Cats - 's-Werelts begin, midden , eynde, besloten in den Trou-ringh met den proef-steen van den selven - 1636-1637
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Jacob Cats, ‘s-Werelts begin, midden, eynde, besloten in den trou-ringh met den proef-steen van den selven is presented as a two-volume first edition from 1636–1637 in Dutch, with leather binding and gold embossing, 900 pages, sized about 23 by 18 cm, featuring 4 parts across 2 volumes and numerous plates, in very good condition aside from a minor loss of leather on one front band.
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First edition of "'s-Werelts begin, midden, eynde, besloten in den trou-ringh, met den proef-steen van den selven", by J. Cats.
Dordrecht, for Matthias Havius, printed by Hendrick van Esch, in the year 1637.
First edition.
4 parts in 2 volumes.
Leather bindings with gold stamping. Beautiful special bindings.
Condition: very good. 1 volume is missing a small piece of leather on the front. Double title engraving of part 1 with a light marginal old water stain at the top right, a few other small old marginal water stains along the edge. But the paper, book block, and binding are in very beautiful condition.
Layout:
Volume I.
- title page.
- title engraving on a double page.
- introduction/preface (35 pp.).
- table/index (6 pp.) with a portrait of Anna-Maria Schuurmans.
- part I (pp. 1-157).
- title page and title engraving part II.
- part II (pp. 163-383).
This part contains several text engravings.
Volume II.
- title page and title engraving part III.
- part III (pp. 387-772).
- part IV. laudsong about the ecclesiastical garment.
- dedication to Anna Cats (6 pp.).
- portrait of Jacob Cats.
- laudsong (pp. 1-136).
Also this volume contains several plates in the text.
First edition of "'s-Werelts begin, midden, eynde, besloten in den trou-ringh, met den proef-steen van den selven", by J. Cats.
Dordrecht, for Matthias Havius, printed by Hendrick van Esch, in the year 1637.
First edition.
4 parts in 2 volumes.
Leather bindings with gold stamping. Beautiful special bindings.
Condition: very good. 1 volume is missing a small piece of leather on the front. Double title engraving of part 1 with a light marginal old water stain at the top right, a few other small old marginal water stains along the edge. But the paper, book block, and binding are in very beautiful condition.
Layout:
Volume I.
- title page.
- title engraving on a double page.
- introduction/preface (35 pp.).
- table/index (6 pp.) with a portrait of Anna-Maria Schuurmans.
- part I (pp. 1-157).
- title page and title engraving part II.
- part II (pp. 163-383).
This part contains several text engravings.
Volume II.
- title page and title engraving part III.
- part III (pp. 387-772).
- part IV. laudsong about the ecclesiastical garment.
- dedication to Anna Cats (6 pp.).
- portrait of Jacob Cats.
- laudsong (pp. 1-136).
Also this volume contains several plates in the text.
Details
Number of books
2
Subject
Fine Bindings, Illustrated, Literature, Poetry
Book title
's-Werelts begin, midden , eynde, besloten in den Trou-ringh met den proef-steen van den selven
Author/ Illustrator
Jacob Cats
Condition
Very good
Publication year oldest item
1636
Publication year youngest item
1637
Height
23 cm
Width
18 cm
Language
Dutch
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Dordrecht, Matthias Havius, gedruckt by Hendrick van esch.
Binding/ Material
Leather
Number of pages
900
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