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(Emblem Books) Five Emblem books Date Published: 1633-1866 Description: 5 volumes. Each with emblem illustrations. (8vo) various bindings. Collection of emblem books, all with engraved or woodcut emblems; mostly in English; with 2 notable early imprints in several languages. Lot includes: Cats, Jacob. Spiegel van den Ouden ende Nieuvven Tijdt. Dordrecht: Henrik van Esch, 1633. First two leaves, including title, re-attached. Engraved emblems in text. Vellum, either early or in period style. Ayres, Philip. Emblemata Amatoria: Or, Cupid's Address to the Ladies. London: Printed, and Sold by W. Likely… [and] L. Stokoe, 1714. Letterpress title, remainder engraved. Text in Latin, English, Italian, and French. Period sheep. Choice Emblems... Written for the Amusement of The Right Honourable Lord Newbattle. London: Printed for George Riley, 1772. Woodcut emblems. Lacks at least final leaf; offsetting from flower petals pressed into book, several petals remain. Period sheep, front board detached. Quarles, Francis. Emblems, Divine and Moral; The School of the Heart; and Hieroglyphics of the Life of Man. London: William Tegg, 1866. Green cloth. A new edition. Old library marks. Bunyan, John. Divine Emblems. London: Bickers & Son, [Late 19th c.]. Publisher's gilt-stamped cloth. Binding detached. Condition: Moderate wear, some bindings loose, browning and foxing, owner inscriptions; still overall good. Item#: 365678 Headline: Five Emblem books 1633-1866