A choice of emblemes, and other deuises, for the moste parte gathered out of sundrie writers, Englished and moralized. And diuers newly deuised, by Geffrey Whitney. A worke adorned with varietie of matter, both pleasant and profitable: wherein those that please, maye finde to fit their fancies: bicause herein, by the office of the eie, and the eare, the minde maye reape dooble delighte throughe holsome preceptes, shadowed with pleasant deuises: both fit for the vertuous, to their incoraging: and for the wicked, for their admonishing and amendment.
Whitney, Geffrey, 1548?-1601?, author.; Halliwell-Phillipps, J. O. (James Orchard), 1820-1889, former owner.; Harmsworth, R. Leicester (Robert Leicester), Sir, 1870-1937, former owner.; Lefferts, Marshall C. (Marshall Clifford), 1848-1928, former owner.; Smedley, William T. (William Thomas), 1851-1934, former owner.; Huth Library, former owner.
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Title
A choice of emblemes, and other deuises, for the moste parte gathered out of sundrie writers, Englished and moralized. And diuers newly deuised, by Geffrey Whitney. A worke adorned with varietie of matter, both pleasant and profitable: wherein those that please, maye finde to fit their fancies: bicause herein, by the office of the eie, and the eare, the minde maye reape dooble delighte throughe holsome preceptes, shadowed with pleasant deuises: both fit for the vertuous, to their incoraging: and for the wicked, for their admonishing and amendment.
Created/published
Imprinted at Leyden : In the house of Christopher Plantyn, by Francis Raphelengius, M. D. LXXXVI. [1586]
Description
[20], 230, [2] p. : ill. (woodcuts) ; (4to)
Associated name
Whitney, Geffrey, 1548?-1601?, author.
Halliwell-Phillipps, J. O. (James Orchard), 1820-1889, former owner.
Harmsworth, R. Leicester (Robert Leicester), Sir, 1870-1937, former owner.
Lefferts, Marshall C. (Marshall Clifford), 1848-1928, former owner.
Smedley, William T. (William Thomas), 1851-1934, former owner.
Huth Library, former owner.
Halliwell-Phillipps, J. O. (James Orchard), 1820-1889, former owner.
Harmsworth, R. Leicester (Robert Leicester), Sir, 1870-1937, former owner.
Lefferts, Marshall C. (Marshall Clifford), 1848-1928, former owner.
Smedley, William T. (William Thomas), 1851-1934, former owner.
Huth Library, former owner.
Note
In verse.
The second part has divisional title page on leaf O1r; pagination and register are continuous.
The last leaf is blank.
Page 2*3r is in two states; line 18 ends (1) "and" or (2) "behalfe"; the latter is partly reimposed and reset. Quires O and P are in two impositions, each imposition with a woodcut not in the other; (1) p. 109 has "Fato non Fortuna", or (2) p. 119 has "Ex damno alterius".
Signatures: *-2*⁴ 3*² A-Z⁴ a-f⁴.
The second part has divisional title page on leaf O1r; pagination and register are continuous.
The last leaf is blank.
Page 2*3r is in two states; line 18 ends (1) "and" or (2) "behalfe"; the latter is partly reimposed and reset. Quires O and P are in two impositions, each imposition with a woodcut not in the other; (1) p. 109 has "Fato non Fortuna", or (2) p. 119 has "Ex damno alterius".
Signatures: *-2*⁴ 3*² A-Z⁴ a-f⁴.
ESTC staff note
Blank from F.S. Ferguson notes.
Signatures from DFo.
Signatures from DFo.
Exhibited
Copy 2. Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2004. Voices for Tolerance in an Age of Persecution (catalog entry 59)
Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2000. Fortune (catalog entry 42)
Copy 4 Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 1991. Reign of the Horse (catalog p. 49)
Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2000. Fortune (catalog entry 42)
Copy 4 Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 1991. Reign of the Horse (catalog p. 49)
Cited/described in
Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 25438
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S119929
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S119929
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Genre/form
Annotations.
Made-up copies.
Made-up copies.
Place of creation/publication
Netherlands.
Item Details
Call number
STC 25437.8
Folger-specific note
Curatorial file available. HH218/9. 2*3r state 2; sigs.O,P state 1. Lacking blank. MS. marking on M3r. Red goatskin binding, gilt tooled, by F. Bedford; marbled end-papers; all edges gilt. Provenance: bookplate of the Huth library; Huth sale [June 1920], lot 8028; collated at Quaritch by E. Talbot; Harmsworth copy
Call number
STC 25438 copy 1
Folger-specific note
2*3r state 1; sigs.O,P state 2. Lacking blank. MS. note on F2r. Red goatskin binding with gilt tooled panels, by Riviere & Son. Provenance: inscription on t.p.: "Millyam [?]"; Marshall Clifford Lefferts (remains of bookplate, and MS. note in pencil signed [M?]. C. L."); bookseller's description tipped to front free end-paper; bought by Folger at Leffert's sale, lot 1401 Curatorial file available.
Folger accession
cs78
Call number
STC 25438 copy 2
Folger-specific note
Smedley. 2*3r state 2; sigs.O,P state 2. Lacking blank. MS. notes, cropped, including note on front fly-leaf by J. O. Halliwell-Phillips (?). Cropped, affecting text at all edges. Red goatskin binding with gilt tooled spine and turn-ins, by L. Broca; marbled end-papers; all edges gilt. Provenance: bookseller's description tipped to verso of front free end-paper; bookplate of W. T. Smedley (motto "forward")
Call number
STC 25438 copy 3
Folger-specific note
cs43. Imperfect: lacking *1(t.p.).4, E4, F4, G4, N1, a4, and sig.f. Made-up copy. 2*3r in state 2; sigs. O,P in state 2. MS. notes, including MS. inscription (of provenance?) on *2r. Some leaves foxed or trimmed, sig.C and G1 torn away at tail and repaired, K2 torn away at head and repaired, and O1 and sigs.a,e mutilated, affecting text. Brown goatskin binding; marbled end-papers. Provenance: bought by Folger from Tregaskis, 1900, cat. 474:374