Hudibras
by Samuel Butler
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Chiswick: C. Whittingham Press, 1818. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 5.5" by 3.5". Unnamed. A pleasing two volume edition of Samuel Butler's renowned satirical allegory, 'Hudibras'. Samuel Butler was a renowned poet and satirist, and author of the most memorable burlesque poem in the English language 'Hudibras'. This satiric poem, published in several parts beginning in 1663, was the first English satire to make a notable and successful attack on ideas rather than on personalities. Indeed, the work is directed against militant Puritanism, and more specifically the fanaticism, pretentiousness, pedantry, and hypocrisy that Butler identified in the movement. With a charming vignette title page to each volume, and further vignette engravings to the head of each canto. In a half polished calf binding with green cloth boards and marbled textblock. Externally very smart, with slight rubbing to extremities and head and tail of spine. Slight fading to spine, as expected with this colour binding. Slight offsetting to endpapers, more severe to front pastedown volume I and rear pastedown volume II. Internally firmly bound. Pages slightly age toned but very bright and clean, with only the odd light spot to the occasional page. Very small tidemark to head of gutter page 1-16 volume I, not affecting text. Very Good Indeed
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Details
- Bookseller
- Rooke Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 649M4
- Title
- Hudibras
- Author
- Samuel Butler
- Illustrator
- Unnamed
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- C. Whittingham Press
- Place of Publication
- Chiswick
- Date Published
- 1818
- Size
- 5.5" by 3.5"
- Keywords
- Satire Poetry Butler Illustrated Poetry Leather
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Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
Glossary
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- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Vignette
- A decorative design or illustration placed at the beginning or end of a ...
- Tail
- The heel of the spine.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...