[EMBLEM BOOK] CATS, Jacob (1577-1660). Des unvergleichlichen hollandischen Poeten Jacob Cats...Sinnreiche Werkeund Gedichte. Thomas von Wierings, Hamburg: 1710-1714. First edition in German of selections from the Cats works.It was published in 8 parts, 1710-1717, the full set being rare: 8 parts are located only at the University of Glasgow (by RLIN and Karlsruhe); 6-part sets at the universities of Strathclyde (OCLC), Indiana (NUC), and Cambridge (Karlsruhe, although OCLC says 4 parts); 4-part sets at Duke and Cambridge (OCLC); and 2 parts at the Univ. of Pennsylvania (RLIN). Not in the Landwehr bibliographies of emblem books, Brunet, or Gresse; A.J. van der Aa Bioggraphish Woordenboek der Nederlanden, v. 2, p.77; GV 1700-1910, v. 23. Cats was one of the leading Dutch poets of the seventeenth century, reflecting particulars of love, marriage, and daily life in his many emblem-inspired works. The form was extremely popular at the time and Cats was so dearly beloved as to be known as "Vader Cats," but he was little- known elsewhere and translations such as this are uncommon. Aus dem Niederlandischen ubersetzet. 8vo. Six volumes bound in three: (12), 200, 61, (3); (10), 391, (9); (20) 408; (28), 902, (8); (12), 200, 61, (3); (10), 391, (9) pp. Richly illustrated with 39 plates, 8 folding, 2 double-page, 168 engravings in the letterpress, plus scattered engraved head and tailpieces; titles in red and black. Old vellum, all edges red, titled in manuscript on spines; in vol. 4 an adhesion of one page to its neighbor results in the loss of a little text from each, otherwise a sound copy of a handsome work. Price: USD 2,750.00 other currencies   order no. 47093    inquire

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