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Hudibras... A new edition, in two volumes.
SAMUEL BUTLER'S HUDIBRAS
London: John Murray, 1835.
2 vols., 8vo (8.75 x 5.5 inches). Full tan calf, with
twin black and brown labels, with the volume number on
calf on-lay, within a gilt cartouche on a ornately
tooled label. Gilt raised bands, with fine floral
tooling to panels. Blind double rule framing boards.
Edges speckled. Armorial bookplate and small shelf
label. Engraved frontispiece portrait and wood-cut
vignette to title-page. A stunning set in superb condition.
Butler's Hudibras is a satire in the form of a
mock-heroic poem, which ridicules the hypocrisy of the
Presbyterians and Independents. First published in
three parts from 1663-1678, it was highly approved by
Charles II, who gave Butler £300 and later a pension of
£100 a year.
£450.00
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