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Hudibras,: in three parts, Written in the Time of The Late Wars: Corrected and Amended. With Large Annotations, and a Preface, by Zachary Grey, LL.D. Adorn'd with a new Set of Cuts.
by BUTLER, Samuel
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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 by Mynde after Hogarth's drawings, Grey raised a vast subscription, said to have totalled £1,500. His knowledge of puritan literature enabled him to illustrate his author by profuse quotations from contemporary writings, and to show 'who in the late Rebellion, under pretence of Religion, murder'd the best of Kings, to introduce the worst of Governments' (vol. I, p. ix). The subscription list includes "Samuel Johnson of Lyons Inn", the future lexicographer (Eddy and Fleeman, 12). Two volumes, octavo (201 x 122 mm). Contemporary calf, orange morocco labels, gilt in compartments, red speckled edges. Engraved portrait frontispiece by G. Vertue and 16 plates (of which 5 are folding) engraved by Mynde after designs by William Hogarth. A hint of rubbing at extremities, one plate (vol. II, p. 339) just trimmed at fore edge, else a fine copy, contents clean, bindings firm. D. D. Eddy and J. D. Fleeman, "A Preliminary Handlist of Books to Which Dr. Samuel Johnson Subscribed", Studies in Bibliography, Vol. 46, 1993, pp. 187-220.
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- Peter Harrington
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 156869
- Title
- Hudibras,
- Author
- BUTLER, Samuel
- Book Condition
- Used
- Place of Publication
- Cambridge: [vol. I] by J. Bentham, for W. Innys, A. Ward, Mess. J. and P. Knapton, D. Browne [& 14 others] in London; [vol. II]
- Date Published
- 1744
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- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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Peter Harrington
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About Peter Harrington
Since its establishment, Peter Harrington has specialised in sourcing, selling and buying the finest quality original first editions, signed, rare and antiquarian books, fine bindings and library sets. Peter Harrington first began selling rare books from the Chelsea Antiques Market on London's King's Road. For the past twenty years the business has been run by Pom Harrington, Peter's son.
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