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Butler's Hudibras 1689 edition
Butler's Hudibras 1689 edition
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Author: Butler, Samuel
Title: Hudibras
Place Published: London
Publisher:Richard Parker
Date Published: 1689
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Three parts in one volume, second and third parts with separate title pages bearing different imprints. [2], 221, [1] blank, [2], 223-412; [2], 254 pp. (8vo) 17x10 cm (6¾x4"), period full calf with modern rebacking.



With the illustrated bookplate of William Savidge. Mock-heroic narrative poem from the 17th century written by Samuel Butler. Published in the aftermath of the English Civil War, it is a scathing satire of Puritanism and the Parliamentarian cause from a Royalist perspective. This work is the origin of the phrase 'Spare the Rod, Spoil the Child.'

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Some general wear to boards; very good.
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