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Hudibras. The First Part. Written in the time of the late Wars ... The Second Part. By the Authour of the First ... The Third and last Part. Written by the Author of the First and Second Parts.

London: Printed by F. G. for Richard Marriot; Printed by T. R. for John Martyn and James Allestry; Printed for Simon Miller, 1663-1678.

Price: $7,500.00


About the item

First edition, first issue, a large paper copy. 8vo. Original contemporary brown sheep, laid into a brown cloth drop box, hinge split. With the Seth Sprague and Ward E. Terry Bookplates. Grolier English 32 (FIRST PART); Hayward 113; Wing B6300, B6309, B6313.

Item #323898

The first and second part of Hudibras were first printed in 1663; the third part first appeared in 1678. The three parts were not issued together until 1684, then again in 1689'.