Butler's Hudibras in Three Parts: Written in The Time of The Late wars with large annotations and a preface by Zachary Grey (Two Volumes)

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Good condition plus.Bensley,1799.Two volumes sets. Leather bound hardcover(front cover of vol I has been detached but present, some rubbing,small dents and nicks on the covers and spines,two small tears on the edges of the spines,gilt lettering and illustrations to the spines, outer hinges of the front and back covers for vol II slightly loose) in good condition plus.Illustrated with b/w plates including a folded plate by Hogarth plus 24 woodcuts by Nesbit. Clean pages with some ink marks,aged and tainted on the outer edges,some foxing marks,creases,nicks and some shelf wear on the edges of the pages,previous owner's name and date written on the edges of the titles pages,engraved armorial book plate inside the front cover of both books.The books are in GC for its age with some shelf wear.954pp including The Author's life,preface,indexes.A collectable two volume set. Heavy books (approx. 1.7 Kg). Show more