Moral emblems : with aphorisms, adages, and proverbs, of all ages and nations / from Jacob Cats and Robert Farlie ; with illustrations freely rendered, from designs found in their works, by John Leighton, F. S. A.; the whole tranlsated and edited, with additions, by Richard Pigot.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cats, Jacob, 1577-1660

Contributor:

Farley, Robert.

Pigot, Richard.

Venne, Adriaen Pietersz. van de, 1589-1662, Illustrator.

Leighton, John, 1822-1912., Illustrator.

Vaux, George, 1908-1996., Former owner.

Donaldson, Isabel., Former owner.

Goodrich Hawks, Anne., Former owner.

Bronson, Isabel D., Former owner.

Vaux Bequest., Donor.

D. Appleton and Company., Publisher.

American Imprints Collection (Athenaeum of Philadelphia)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emblems.

Physical Description:

[viii], ix-xvi, 239, [1] p. ill. ; 28 cm.

Place of Publication:

New York : D. Appleton & Co., 346 and 348, Broadway, 1860.

Notes:

"The original designs of Adrian van de Venne, in a few instances only, have been deviated from"--Introd., p. xii.

T.p. in black and red, enclosed in decorative black and red multiple line border with title vignette.

Text in ruled borders bearing maxims etc., with lovely circular engravings, reengraved by John Leighton.

Illustrations: 122 wood engravings including frontispiece and t.p. vignette; 60 large and 60 tailpieces.

Binding: Full morocco leather with blind stamped and gilt design; center of both front and back board have gilt lettered and designed title; spine with raised bands, blind stamped, gilt designed and gilt lettered title; edges gilt; with marbled endpapers.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Flyleaf [1] inscribed as: Isabel Donaldson, Christmas 1861.

Athenaeum copy: Tag pasted on flyleaf [1] inscribed as: Anne Goodrich Hawks from Isabel D. Bronson, June 2nd 1931.

Athenaeum copy is bequest of George Vaux, 1996.

Athenaeum copy: The Vaux bequest of 1996 consists of books from the library of the prominent Philadelphia Quaker family established in America by James Vaux (1748-1812), who emigrated in 1771. Most of the books are inscribed by George Vaux VII (1779-1836), George Vaux VIII (1832-1915), George Vaux IX (1863-1927), and the donor George Vaux (1908-1996).