78/2595 Cats, J. (Works). Amst./ Rott. etc., various publishers, 1620-1656, 13 parts in 6 vols., late 18th cent. unif. sprinkled calf, w. gilt central ornament within double fillet line border w. vegetal cornerpieces on covers, ribbed spine w. richly gilt compartments, yellow/ orange mor. letterpiece.

- Occas. sl. waterstained/ yellowed. 's Werelts begin etc. lacks the portrait of Cats. Binding sl. worn along extremities.

= The desirable 4to editions in attractive contemp. bindings. Comprises (the following works by J. CATS unless mentioned otherwise):

I. Proteus ofte Minne-beelden Verandert in Sinne-beelden (Rott., V. van Waesberge, 1627, 1st ed., 5 parts in 1 vol., engr. title and num. (emblematical) ills. by J. SWELINCK and J. MATHAM after A. VAN DE VENNE. Landwehr 92; Mus. Cats 41.

II. Self-stryt, Dat is Crachtighe beweginghe van Vlees en Gheest (Middelburg, H. van der Hellen for J. Pietersz. van de Venne, 1620, 1st ed., engr. title, 3 engr. ills.). Mus. Cats 72; Tooneel van de mannelicke achtbaerheyt (ibid., idem, 1622, 1st ed., large woodcut title-vign. and headpiece, 4 large engr. ills. by P. DE JODE after A. VAN DE VENNE). Mus. Cats 97; C. HUYGENS, [Greek:] Kerkuraia maztix, Satyra. Dat is, 't costelick mal (ibid., idem, 1622, large woodcut title-vign., large engr. ill.); IDEM, Batava tempe. Dat is 't voor-hout van 's Graven-hage (ibid., idem, 1622, large woodcut title-vign., large engr. ill.); Gedachten op slapeloose nachten (...) (Leyden, J. van der Deyster, 1732, 8th ed., engr. frontisp., 28 engr. ills.). Mus. Cats 230.

III. Houwelyck. Dat is De gansche gelegentheyt des Echten staets (Middelb., J.P. van de Venne, 1625, 6 parts in 1 vol., 36 engr. title-pages/ (emblematical) (full-p.) large ills. after A. VAN DE VENNE, woodcut title-vign. and head- and tailpieces). Mus. Cats 112. With duplicates of the plates bound in.

IV. Spiegel Van den Ouden ende Nieuwen Tijdt (The Hague, I. Burchoorn, 1632, 1st ed., 3 parts, engr. title, 127 large ills. after A. VAN DE VENNE and T. MATHAM). Landwehr 109; Mus. Cats 152.

V. 's Werelts begin, midden, eynde, besloten in den trou-ringh, met den proef-steen van den selven (Dordr., H. van Esch for M. Havius, 1637, 1st ed., 4 parts in 1 vol., engr. fold. title, 2 div. titles, 1 portrait (of 2), 51 half-p. ills. i.a. by C. VAN QUEBORN after A. VAN DER VENNE, large numb. of woodcut initials and head- and tailpieces

VI. Ouderdom, buyten-leven, en hof-gedachten, op Sorgh-vliet (Amst., J.J. Schipper, 1656, engr. title, plate, large ills. after A. VAN DE VENNE); Koningklyke herderin Aspasia, blyeyndig-spel (Amst., J.J. Schipper, n.d., engr. fold. title, large woodcut title-vign.); Afbeeldinge van 't huwelyck (ibid., idem, n.d.); Doot-kiste voor de Levendige, of Sinne-beelden uyt Godes Woordt (n.pl., n.publ., n.d., engr. fold. plate and num. large ills. (1x full-p., sl. cut short) after A. VAN DE VENNE).