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Hudibras : ... Written in the time of the late wars. Corrected and amended. With several additions and annotations
by Butler, Samuel (1612-1680)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Galway, Ireland
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About This Item
London: Printed by J. M. for Geo. Sawbridge; and Sold by Matth. Hawkins, at the Angel in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1709. First Edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the orginal full aniline calf. Raised bands with gilt-cross bands; spine compartments uniformly tooled in gilt. Lacks the title label with the hinges starting. Boards bordered in blind. Remains a reasonably well-preserved example overall. Provenance; Bookplate of Tho. Shelley, Lewes Ann. 1748. Physical description; [6], xii, 199, [1], 167, [1], 226, [2] p., plates, some folding: port. ; 18�. Subject; Butler, Samuel, (1612-1680) - Hudibras. Genre; Illustrated. Poetry.
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Details
- Bookseller
- MW Books Ltd.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 227968
- Title
- Hudibras : ... Written in the time of the late wars. Corrected and amended. With several additions and annotations
- Author
- Butler, Samuel (1612-1680)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- London: Printed by J. M. for Geo. Sawbridge; and Sold by Matth. Hawkins, at the Angel in St. Paul's Church-Yard
- Date Published
- 1709
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- 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...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Raised Band(s)
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- A.N.
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- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- 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....
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
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