Hudibras

1689 HUDIBRAS English Civil War Samuel Butler Political Satire Poetry "Loyalty is still the same, whether it win or lose the game; true as a dial to the sun, although it be not shined upon." ― Samuel Butler, Hudibras Samuel Butler, a 17th-century satirist, is mostly remembered only for his work 'Hudibras' which satirizes religious sects, such as Puritans and Presbyterians,… Read more about this item

1689 HUDIBRAS English Civil War Samuel Butler Political Satire Poetry "Loyalty is still the same, whether it win or lose the game; true as a dial to the sun, although it be not shined upon." ― Samuel Butler, Hudibras Samuel Butler, a 17th-century satirist, is mostly remembered only for his work 'Hudibras' which satirizes religious sects, such as Puritans and Presbyterians,… Read more about this item

New York: D. Appleton & Co., 1852. HUDIBRAS- Samuel Butler- Illustrated- D. Appleton & Co.-NY- 1852- Hardcover:-12mo VG/ no dj as issued- original publishers green embossed cloth with gilt titles on spine-rubs and light soiling but square and tight-sticker on spine- Fine full page steel engravings by unknown- all tissue guarded- 499pp all clean, no writing or tears-library bookplate and… Read more about this item

New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1848. Book. Very Good ++. Decorative Cloth. First Thus. Very good copy with wear at extremities and some foxing throughout. Prev. owner initials. A tight and solid copy. With notes and a literary memoir by the Rev. Treadway Nash, D.D. Illustrated with portraits. Gilt stamped decorative spine and cover portrait still quite bright. … Read more 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… Read more about this item

1819 HUDIBRAS English Civil War Samuel Butler Political Satire Color Illustrated "Loyalty is still the same, whether it win or lose the game; true as a dial to the sun, although it be not shined upon." ― Samuel Butler, Hudibras Samuel Butler, a 17th-century satirist, is mostly remembered only for his work 'Hudibras' which satirizes religious sects, such as Puritans and… Read more about this item

London: Charles and Henry Baldwyn, 1819. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 9.5" by 6". None. A lovely set of Bulter's brilliant political satire and mock heroic epic poem. A New Edition, corrected and enlarged. With Dr Grey's annotations. Illustrated titles to each volume, two frontispieces, and five plates. Numerous humorous… Read more about this item

London: Charles and Henry Baldwyn, 1819. Leather. Good Only. 9" by 5.5". Unnamed. A three-volume set of Samuel Butler's renowned poem, 'Hudibras'. A New Edition, corrected and enlarged. With Dr Grey's annotations. Illustrated titles to each volume, frontispieces, and five plates (collated complete). Numerous humorous vignette illustrations to the… Read more about this item

1801. BUTLER, Samuel. HUDIBRAS, in three parts. written in the time of the late wars. With large annotations and a preface, by Zachary Grey. In two volumes. London: Printed by T. Bensley, for Vernor and Hood, [et al.], 1801. Illustrated with sixteen engraved plates after Hogarth by Ridley (dated Dec., 1798), one of which is a folding plate, a… Read more about this item

London: Charles and Henry Baldwyn [...], 1819. 3 vols 8vo. pp. [iv], lvi, 294, [ii], xvi; 390; 347, [v] + 8 engraved plates and 28 wood-engravings printed on india paper and pasted down, mostly head and tail pieces but also including an additional engraved title in the first volume and vignettes on the printed title-pages. Publisher’s grey paper boards,… Read more about this item

Troy: Wright, Goodenow & Stockwell, 1806. First Edition. Hardcover (Full Leather). Very Good Condition. The first American Edition in full contemporary acid sheep. Hinges rubbed, front hinge starting, moderate wear, library label on spine, but sound overall. Old library bookplate dated 1910 and embossed stamp to title. A few other embossed stamps, scattered foxing, but mostly quite clean.… Read more about this item

London: W. Nicol for John Murray, 1835. A very fine fresh and clean copy.. Two volumes, octavo, extra-illustrated with 71 plates by Hogarth and others (inlaid to size or pasted down); in contemporary dark green pebble grain morocco gilt, all edges gilt. A very handsome extra-illustrated copy of Butler's famous mock epic, in fine condition. This edition begins… Read more about this item

Hudibras Poem By Samuel Butler Published by Suttaby, Evance, Fox & Crosby 1812 With the life of Samuel Butler 16 pages, notes to each canto and indexes to each volume. Illustrated by a frontispiece and title vignette to each volume. Condition status: These books are in very good condition, no tears or creases, period inscriptions, foxing or toning to the… Read more about this item

Cambridge: [vol. I] by J. Bentham, for W. Innys, A. Ward, Mess. J. and P. Knapton, D. Browne [& 14 others] in London; [vol. II] by J. Bettenham,, 1744. A splendid copy First Grey edition, a particularly choice copy, in an elegant contemporary binding in an extraordinarily fresh state of preservation. For the edition, which was illustrated with cuts… Read more about this item

London: Charles & Henry Baldwyn, 1819. FORE-EDGE PAINTING. New edition. Three large octavo volumes. Illustrated with black and white woodcut illustrations throughout. Contemporary maroon morocco, decoratively triple-ruled in gilt on covers and spine with five raised bands. All edges gilt, gilt turn-ins. Spines a bit sunned and rubbed along extremities. Overall, a very good set. Each volume… Read more 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… Read more about this item

Anonymous. First Edition. Hardcover. Poor copy in the original half aniline calf over marble boards; wear and tear as with age. Text remains in fine condition and without blemish. Missing title page. Physical description; 424 pages. Notes; Title page missing, publisher and date unclear. Subjects; Samuel Butler (1612-1680). Poetry. 17th century poetry.

Cambridge: J. Bentham [spelled "Bettenham" in volume II], 1744. 203 x 133 mm. (8 x 5 1/4"). Two volumes. Edited and annotated by Zachary Grey. Recent dark brown half morocco over linen boards, raised bands, spine gilt in compartments with central fleuron, marbled endpapers, top edges gilt. With engraved frontispiece portrait of Butler after Soest, and 16 lively… Read more about this item

Frederick Warne, 1890. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1890. No Edition Remarks. 331 pages. No dust jacket. Red cloth with gilt lettering. Light foxing and tanning to pages. More prominent to text block edges, front and rear most pages. Heavy cracking to gutters causing some looseness to binding and pages. Boards have minor corner bumping and edgewear with mild bubbling, tanning… Read more about this item

London: Henry Washbourne, 1847 Gilt-stamped decorated red cloth with elaborately-tooled spine motifs and panel illustration, no markings, NOT ex-lib, boards solid hinges tight, vol 1 slightly cocked with cloth fraying & chipped at spine ends, normal age-related wear otherwise, little to no foxing to pages, small faint blindstamp to endpaper corners, else clean tight nice set illustrated with numerous full-page… Read more about this item