Hudibras. . The first and second parts. Written in the time of the late wars. Corrected & amended, with several additions and annotations. 3094891.1

Hudibras. . The first and second parts. Written in the time of the late wars. Corrected & amended, with several additions and annotations.

Samuel Butler (1612-1680)

Date

1678

Materials

Place of origin

England

Collection

Ickworth, Suffolk

NT 3094891.1

Summary

Bibliographic description

[2],206,189-202,[4],223-412p. . 8vo. Imperfect: wanting title page. Bound with pt. 3 (1679).. Provenance: Manuscript inscription on p. 1: "John & Isabella" [i.e. John Hervey, later 1st Earl of Bristol (1665-1751) and his first wife Isabella (1670-1693)]. Marginalia and underscorings in pencil; according to Sydenham Hervey such "mysterious little pencil marks in the margins" are a sign of ownership by John Hervey, 1st Earl of Bristol (1665-1751).. Binding: Seventeenth-century blind-panelled calf binding; gilt roll on board edges. Rebacked in gold-tooled calf, with gilt red morocco title label on spine. Red sprinkled edges.

Provenance

Part of the Bristol Collection. The house and contents were acquired through the National Land Fund and transferred to the National Trust in 1956

Makers and roles

Samuel Butler (1612-1680)

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