's Werelts begin, midden, eynde, besloten in den trou-ringh
Subtitle: met den proefsteen van den selven
By: door I. Cats
Contributors: Bremden, Daniel van den, b. ca. 1587; Matham, Adriaan, 1599?-1660; Queboren, Crispyn van de, 1604?-1652; Venne, Adriaen Pietersz. van de, 1589-1662
Publisher: Voor Matthias Havius; Gedruckt by Hendrick van Esch ...
Published: 1637
Place of publication: Tot Dordrecht
Language: dut
Number of pages: 772
Subjects: Early works to 1800; Marriage; Poetry
Other titles: Prouf-steen van den trou-ringh; Trou-ringh; 'sWerelts begin, midden, eynde, besloten in den trou-ringh
Notes: First ed. Includes 2nd work entitled: I. Cats Lof-sangh op het geestelick houwelick van Godes sone.

Engraved ill. by Daniel van den Bremden, Crispyn van den Queboorn, and Adriaan Matham. They are chiefly after Adriaen van de Venne, with some after F. Hessels, Jacob Gerritsz. Cuyp, Jan Matham, Jan Olis, Simon de Vlieger. The added engraved double-page title reads: I. Cats Prouf-steen van den trou-ringh, 1636. Unsigned port. of Anna Maria Schurmans. Full-page engraved frontispieces to pts. 2-3 of 1st work. Numerous in-text engraved ill.

Woodcut device on t.p., repeated on H4v and 4C4v, pt. 1. Woodcut head- and tail-pieces, initials (most historiated).

Signatures: *-5*́þ 6*℗ø A-5B́þ 5C℗ø 5D-Éþ, *́þ A-Ŕþ.

Getty copy lacks port. of author reported in other copies.

Binding: vellum, blind-tooled with central stamps & frames. Author & title written at head of spine. Edges sprinkled blue & red.

John Landwehr's printed label.