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A collection of emblemes, ancient and moderne : quickened with metricall illustrations, both morall and divine: and disposed into lotteries, that instruction, and good counsell, may bee furthered by an honest and pleasant recreation. By George Wither. The first booke
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- London : Printed by A[ugustine] M[athewes] for Robert Milbourne, and are to be sold at the Grayhound in Pauls Church-yard, MDCXXXV. [1635]
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- [20], 62, [6], 63-124, [6], 135-196, [6], 209-270, [10] p. : ill. (metal cuts, woodcut)
- In verse.
- Printer's name from STC.
- The emblems are printed from plates originally engraved by Crispijn van de Passe the elder for "Nucleus emblematorum" by Gabriel Rollenhagen (STC).
- With an additional title page, engraved, "Emblemes. Illustrated by Geo. Wither.", signed: Will: Marshall· sculp:.
- The first leaf bears "A preposition to this frontispiece".
- The second, third, and fourth books each have a separate title page dated 1634; pagination and register are continuous.
- The last leaf bears two woodcut dials each with a movable pointer fixed in the center.
- Includes index.
- One of five imprint variants of this edition.
- Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
- STC (2nd ed.) 25900b.
- Available electronically as part of Early English books online.