A collection of emblemes, ancient and moderne : quickened vvith metricall illustrations, both morall and divine : and disposed into lotteries, that instruction and good counsell may bee furthered by an honest and pleasant recreation /

Includes index.Signatures: [pi]⁴ [superscript pi](*)² A-I⁴ K² L-S⁴ (*)² V-2D⁴ [superscript chi](*)² 2F-2O⁴. [superscript pi](*)1 mis-signed (*)3.Added engraved t.p. signed by William Marshall. Port. of Wither, A3v. The emblematic ill. by Crispijn van de Passe the elder were originally engraved for Gabriel Rollenhagen's Nucleus emblematorum; see STC. Ill. on D3v is cancel. Ill. on R1r printed upside down. Last leaf bears two woodcut dials each with movable pointer fixed in the center. Each t.p. has woodcut printer's device incorporating initials AM. Head- and tail-pieces, initials.Books 1-4 signed and paged continuously. Books 2-4 have added t.p.'s with imprint: London, Printed by Augustine Mathevves, M DC XXXIV [1634].One of 5 imprints variants; see ESTC.STC (2nd ed.),ESTC (RLIN)Mode of access: Internet.Theodore Besterman's calligraphic label, signed P.S.Binding: old calfskin. Double fillets in black along margins of boards, single fillet in gilt on edges of boards. No pastedowns, endpapers sewn in vellum guards. Page edges red