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Hudibras By Samuel Butler. 1689 Second collected edition, printed in London by Richard Parker. Three parts, bound as one, This work is the origin of the phrase 'Spare the Rod, Spoil the Child.' The Volume is in Very Good ConditionThe volume is bound in speckled and blind ruled calf, contemporary to the time of publication, with the spine is divided into five gilt-stamped compartments by four raised bands, with a red morocco letter piece in the second compartment from the top, with speckled leaf edges. The binding is in very good condition, with some light wear to the board, splits to the hinge, some minor chipping to the head and tail of the pine, with the board corners bumped a bit. The volume is in very good condition internally, with clean pages, clear print and ample margins throughout, with a tear to the margin of Z4, occasional slight toning, buand little else in the way of stains or tears. The Volume is Complete the third part has separate pagination and register. The volume is paginated as follows: [ii], [1]-221, [3], 223-412, [ii], 254. The volume collates as follows: [A]-2C8, A-Q8. The volume measures about 18 cm. By 11.5 cm. By 4 cm. Each leaf measures about 175 mm. By 100 mm. Provenance: inscriction on an initial blank which reads :" J.W. Clarke Novemb 89 s4 d6." Hudibras is a satirical polemic upon Roundheads, Puritans, Presbyterians and many of the other factions involved in the English Civil War. The work was begun, according to the title page, during the civil war and published in three parts in 1663, 1664 and 1678, with the first edition encompassing all three parts in 1684 (see 1684 in poetry). The Mercurius Aulicus (an early newspaper of the time) reported an unauthorised edition of the first part was already in print in early 1662. Published only four years after Charles II had been restored to the throne and the Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell being completely over, the poem found an appreciative audience. The satire is not balanced as Butler was fiercely royalist and only the parliamentarian side are singled out for ridicule. Butler also uses the work to parody some of the dreadful poetry of the time. Visit our website for More Images and/or Binding Spins. Seller Inventory # ABE-1565104004822
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