[Rarebooks] FS: Jacob Cats MONITA AMORIS, 1622

[charles agvent]

             [EMBLEM  BOOK]  CATZII,  Iacobi  [CATS,  Jacob].  MONITA
          AMORIS  VIRGINEI SIVE OFFICIUM PUELLARUM IN CASTIS  AMORIBUS,
          EMBLEMATE  EXPRESSUM.... Amsterdam: Willem Blaeu 1622. Second
          Edition.  Quarto  (6-1/4"  x 8-5/8") bound in  modern  smooth
          brown morocco  with an overall blindstamped pattern. 123, [1]
          pages.  Printer's  device on title page. Verses in Latin  and
          Dutch.  Illustrated with a frontispiece, 44 nearly  full-page
          engravings,  and  a half-page engraving by J. Swelinck  after
          A. van  de  Venne.  Landwehr, Low Countries 103  citing  that
          there is  no difference from the First Edition except for the
          preliminaries.  Neatly  repaired tear to one  image;  several
          leaves  with  professionally strengthened margins. Near  Fine
          copy of this beautifully illustrated book.           $1500.00


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