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Butler / Hogarth - Hudibras [Tirage à 200 Exemplaires] - 1757
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Refined and very rare first edition of the famous French verse translation by John Towneley (intimate friend of Voltaire), with the original English text facing, of Samuel Butler's satirical masterpiece. The work, printed in Paris under the false imprint of London in a limited edition of only 200 copies (cf. Graesse I, 584; Lowndes, p. 336; Cohen-De Ricci, p. 196), presents an important iconographic apparatus based on the famous satirical engravings by William Hogarth. Samuel Butler, Hudibras. Poëme écrit dans le tems des troubles d'Angleterre, et traduit en vers françois avec des remarques & des figures, Londres [Parigi], 1757. OPERA COMPLETA in 3 Tomi. Tome I: pp. (XVIII), 365, (I). COMPLETO, con 5 tavole fuori testo tra cui l'antiporta. Tome II: pp. (IV), 480, (I). COMPLETO, con 8 tavole fuori testo. Tome III: pp. (IV), 365, (I). COMPLETO, con 2 tavole fuori testo. Esemplare con carte in condizioni complessivamente molto buone, con consueti segni dell'uso e del tempo. Raffinate legature coeve in piena pelle con eleganti filetti e cornici dorate sui piatti. Dorsi riccamente decorati con fregi e gigli dorati nei compartimenti, e indicazione di titolo, volume e data impressi in oro. Fogli di guardia marmorizzati e tagli rossi. Buona conservazione complessiva con leggere abrasioni ai piatti e piccoli segni d'usura agli angoli.
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