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Samuel Butler, 1612 - 1680: Characters
Cleveland: The Press of Case Western Reserve University, 1970. Edited with an introduction and notes by Charles W. Daves. 330pp. Tall 8vo, blue cloth, minimally torn d.w. Cleveland: Press of Case Western Reserve University, 1970. A fine copy in a near fine dust wrapper. More
Hudibras, in Three Parts, written in the Time of the Late Wars: Corrected and Amended.
London: Thpmas Tegg, 1810. With Large Annotations, and a Preface, by Zachary Grey. Illustrated with copperplate engravings by T. Rowlandson. 2 volumes. 12mo, original tree calf with red leather labels and ornately gilt spines. Rubbed, edgeworn and with hinges neatly reinforced. London: Thomas Tegg, 1810. Very good. More
Hudibras. In Three Parts. Corrected, with several Additions and Annotations.; The First Part; The Second Part. By the Author of the First; The Third and last Part. Written by the Author of the First and Second Parts.
London: Robert Horne, 1684. Small 8vo, full old brown calf (spine crackled and un-lettered). The First Part. [2], 221 pages. London: Printed and sold by W. Rogers, 1684. BOUND WITH: The Second Part... Corrected & Amended. [2], 223-412 pages. London: Printed by T. H. for T. Sawbridge, 1684. AND WITH: The Third and Last Part. [2], 254 pages. London: Printed for Robert Horne, 1684. Very good. Mixed early printing of the complete three-part poem -- one of the most famous..... More
Hudibras. [In Three Parts. Corrected & Amended with Several Additions and Annotations].
London: Robert Horne, 1684. Small 8vo, full old brown polished calf with gilt-lettered spine. The First Part. Written in the time of the Late Wars. [2], 221 pages. London: Printed by T. N. for Henry Herringman, 1684. BOUND WITH: The Second Part... Corrected & Amended. [2], 223-412 pages. London: Printed by T. H. for T. Sawbridge, 1684. AND WITH: The Third and Last Part. [2], 254 pages. London: Printed for Robert Horne, 1684. Very good. Second edition of the complete..... More
Butleriana.
London: Nonesuch Press, 1932. Frontispiece portrait and 7 other plates. 172 pages. Slim 8vo, original calf-backed marbled boards; uncut edges. Bloomsbury (London): The Nonesuch Press, 1932. Near Fine. Limited edition - one of 800 numbered copies. More
Dildoides.
Kingston: Biscuit City, 1980. Preface by Roger Thompson. Illustrated with 3 hand-colored engraved plates by Gerard Charriere, protected with tissue. Unpaginated. Thin short 8vo, bound in purple silk with gilt-lettered spine, plain mylar wrapper; uncut edges. (Kingston, RI): Biscuit City Press, 1980. A fine copy. Limited edition. Number 32 of only 88 copies printed and signed in pencil by the artist on the limitation page. This copy has an addition signed pencil inscription on the title page. More
Erewhon, or Over the Range.
New York: Cheshire HOuse, 1931. Intro. by H.M. Tomlinson. Color illus. by H. Charles Tomlinson. 361pp., thick 8vo, leather-backed boards, slipcase; (lightly bumped case). N.Y.: Cheshire House, 1931. Near fine. Limited Edition, one of 1200 numbered copies designed and printed by Richard W. Ellis. More
Erewhon.
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1934. Illustrated in color by Rockwell Kent. Introduction by Aldous Huxley. 229 pages. Tall 8vo, patterned silk, boxed (spine cloth lightly faded; box broken). New York: Limited Editions Club, 1934. A very good(+) copy in poor box. One of 1500 numbered copies signed by Rockwell Kent. More
Erewhon.
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1934. Illustrated in color by Rockwell Kent. Introduction by Aldous Huxley. 229 pages. Tall 8vo, patterned silk, publishers slipcase; small bookplate. New York: Limited Editions Club, 1934. A very good copy in a worn slipcase One of 1500 numbered copies signed by Rockwell Kent. More
[FORE-EDGE PAINTINGS].The Poetical Works of Samuel Butler.
Boston: Little Brown, 1863. 2 volumes. engraved frontispiece in first volume. 12mo, bound in contemporary red pebbled morocco; gilt-lettered spines; inner dentelles, a.e.g. Boston: Little Brown and Company, 1863. Each volume has a lovely fore-edge painting, showing pastorial views of the city of Worcester. More
Hudibras, A Poem... with Historical, Biographical and Explanatory Notes, Selected from Grey and Other Authors.; To Which are Prefixed, a Life of the Author, and a Preliminary Discourse on the Civil War.
London: Akerman, Strand, Walker & Co., 1822. Embellished with 12 engravings, colored by hand. This is a unique extra-illustrated copy with an additional series of 12 hand-colored Hogarth plates, and a large set of mounted India proof portraits. 2 volumes. Tall thick 8vos, beautifully bound in full red morocco with inlaid portrait and gilt borders on covers; ornate gilt-decorated spines with raised bands, inner dentelles, t.e.g., cloth slipcase. London: Akerman, Strand, Walker and Co., 1822. New edition. A fine copy..... More
Hudibras, A Poem.; With notes, selected from Grye and other authors; To which are prefixed, a Life of the Author, and A Preliminary Discourse on the Civil War.
London: Thomas McLean, 1819. Color frontispiece and hand-colored engravings throughout by Clarke, 2 volumes. 8vo, 3/4 morocco, gilt-decorated spines with raised bands, a.e.g.; (some foxing). London: Thomas McLean, 1819. A New Edition. More
Hudibras, in Three Parts: Written in the Time of the Late Wars.; With Annotations and a Complete Index.
Troy: Wright, Goodenow & Stockwell, 1806. xii, 286, [13] pages. 12mo, contemporary sheep with red leather label (well-rubbed but sound). Troy, New York: Wright, Goodenow & Stockwell, 1806. First American Edition. A very good(-) copy with light scattered foxing and staining. More
Hudibras, in Three Parts: Written in the Time of the Late Wars.; With Annotations and a Complete Index.
Troy: Wright, Goodenow & Stockwell, 1806. xii, 286, [13] pages. 12mo, contemporary calf with gilt-decorated spine; marbled endpapers (leather is well-rubbed but sound; some scattered foxing but generally clean). Troy, New York: Wright, Goodenow & Stockwell, 1806. First American Edition. Very good. More
Posthumous Works in Prose and Verse...from Original MSS and Scarce and Valuable Pieces.
London: Smith & Strahan, 1715. Portrait, title in red and black. Thick small 12mo, modern tan calf. London: Smith & Strahan, 1715. Near Fine. First Edition of 13 pieces, plus L'Estrange's "Key to Hudibras"; most of the items are spurious, according to CBEL. More
A Sketch of Modern and Ancient Geography, For the Use of Schools.
London: Longman, 1818. 260pp., 73pp. index. 8vo, full polished tan calf with gilt border, gilt- decorated spine, outer dentelles (leather well-rubbed, spine ends chipped). London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1818. Fourth edition, considerably enlarged and improved. Very good. More
The Way of All Flesh.
London: Grant Richards, 1903. 8vo, beautifully re-bound in full smooth red calf, spine elaborately gilt with raised bands and leather labels; gilt dentelles; all edges gilt, by Bayntun Riviere. Original cloth covers bound in. London: Grant Richards, 1903. First Edition. Fine copy preserved in a cloth sslipcase. More
The Way of All Flesh.
Norwalk: Easton, 1980. Introduction by Theodore Dreiser. Illustrated by Robert Ward Johnson. 588pp. Thick 8vo, gilt-stamped dark green leather, all edges gilt, Norwalk: Easton Press, (1980). A near fine copy. More