[Jacob Cats] 'S Werelts begin, midden, eynde besloten in de Trou-Ringh met den Proef-Steen

van den selven. I. Cats. Dordrecht, voor Matthias Havius. Hendrick van Esch. 1637. First edition. Small 4to. 18th-century binding, half leather. Title on spine in red and gilt stamping, title in red and black with vignette, double-page frontispiece by Chrispiaen and A. van Venne, another 2 frontispieces by C. van Queboren, 2 portraits (Anna Maria Schuurmans and Jacob Cats) and 51 engravings in the text. (31),772,(10),136 pp. Good copy.

The first edition of this most important work by Jacob Cats.