Hudibras, in Three Parts, written in the time of the Late Wars: Corrected and Amended (in 2 Volumes)

Samuel Butler; Zachary Grey

Verlag: Cambridge: J. Bentham, 1744

Beschreibung

8vo. 3 parts in 2 volumes.Fully bound in contemporary brown calf-skin leather. 5 raised bands. 6 compartments. Gilt embossing to borders and compartments. Gilt on board edges. Beige and brown morocco spine labels indicating title and volume. Tight binding and solid boards. Moderate shelf wear. Slight bumping to corners. Rubbing to boards. Scuffing to edges. Slight cracking to spine edges. Scuffing, fraying to spine ends. Chipping, loss to upper compartments along spine on both volumes. Slight damp-staining to inner front board of volume 1. Both volumes possess slight darkening to endpapers. Both volumes have personally library bookplates. Clean, unmarked pages. Profusely illustrated with steel plate engraved etchings.Samuel Butler was a poet and satirist. Born in Strensham, Worcestershire and baptised 14 February 1613, he is remembered now chiefly for a long satirical burlesque poem on Puritanism entitled Hudibras. The work is a satirical polemic upon Roundheads, Puritans, Presbyterians and many of the other factions involved in the English Civil War. The work was begun, according to the title page, during the civil war and published in three parts in 1663, 1664 and 1678, with the first edition encompassing all three parts in 1684.A well-preserved, edited and amended copy of this classic work of satire. A fine addition to any personal library. Please feel free to view our photographs of this volume. Ships daily. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 1110100241

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Titel: Hudibras, in Three Parts, written in the ...

Verlag: Cambridge: J. Bentham

Erscheinungsdatum: 1744

Einband: Leather Bound

Zustand: Very Good