Jacob Cats - Emblemata; Alle de Wercken - 1712

Jacob Cats - Alle Jacob Cats' works; Knight, former Grand Pensionary of Hollandt etc. Last edition; where in the poet's eighty-four years of life and his own sleepless nights, finely enriched with printed pictures: never so printed for these -Amsterdam/The Hague, Johannes Ratelband, Pieter Van Thol, et al., 1712 - 2 parts in 1 volume - frontispiece, (24) 666 (9); 22),390,(4), 391-608, 67(1) p. - half leather binding - folio, 39 x 25 x 9 cm Good. Some scrapes on corners and edges, some loss of leather on the back of the foot. Right hinge open, spine strip only attached to the left hinge, left hinge torn at the bottom about 5 cm. Inside hinge to partially open - book block attached to binding. Tear in the bottom corner of the subtitle "Sinnenbeelden" about 8 cm. Restored tear on page 77/78, about 18 cm (also through picture), restoration top corner half title "Alle de wercken van Cats" which is bound in the middle. Hole in 3 leaves (first hole with loss of some letters). Tear on 2 to 5 cm in the margin of about 10 leaves and a tear on 5 cm to the left in one leaf. Loss of corner of 2 leaves, bite from margin on 4 leaves. Interior discoloured here and there (a) spot(s), ink spot(s) on about 20 pages/ Cross on 3 pages. Some cracks/folds. Number of pp in Latin. Latin, Italian, English and French captions for some emblems Two frontispieces, 3 portraits (Jacob Cats, Anna Maria Schuurman), 3 double-sided print (the third almost half and hit in the middle with an attempted amateurish restoration), all title engravings as published for some titles are present, about 400 (emblemata , text engravings - tear in one text engraving - see photo) engravings - including after Adrian van de Venne - all engravings and defects shown. Dark and sharp engravings. Some of the engravings appear somewhat browned in the pictures, but this is due to changed lighting Contains the following 18 titles 1.Sinne and Minne images. (verses under emblems in Dutch, Latin and French) 2. Emblemata Moralia. (text in Latin and Dutch) 3. Monita Amoris Virginei.(Latin) 4. Self-battles. 5. Scene of male respectability. 6. Houwelijck, or the whole location of the real state. 7. Shepherd's complaint 8. Virgin's complaints. 9. Honorary poetry. 10. Mirror of the Old and New Times (1-line caption in Spanish, English, French, Latin, German and Italian). 11. Test stone van den Trouring. 12. Old age and Buyten life. 13. Legal thoughts. 14. Aspasia Bley end game. 15. Picture of marriage under the guise of a Fuyck. 16. Coffin for the living. 17. Eighty years of life and reflections on Zorgvliet. 18. Thoughts on sleepless nights Weight approximately 6 kg Some images slightly out of focus Sent by registered mail