Hudibras
Subtitle: a poem, in three cantos
By: by Samuel Butler.
Contributors: Nash, Treadway Russell, 1725-1811; Hogarth, William, 1697-1764.; Hatton, James (bookplate); Somers, John Somers Cocks, Earl, 1760-1841 (bookplate)
Publisher: Printed by T. Rickaby, for J. Edwards ...
Published: 1793
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Work titles: Hudibras. Part 1-3.
Notes: Vol. 2. has title: Notes on Hudibras ... [compiled by T.R. Nash]

Each vol. has added engr. t.p. with imprint: London : Printed for T. Rickaby, 1793.

Vol. 1 is in 2 pts., called Tom. I.I and Tom. I.II on engr. title pages, and Vol I and Vol. II in direction lines; v. 2 is in 2 pts., called Tom. I and Tom II on engr. title pages, and Vol. II in direction line.

Plates after designs by W. Hogarth.

Printed in an edition of 100 or 200 copies.  Cf. Brit. Mus. cat.; Lowndes.

"On Samuel Butler, Esq.": v. 1, p. [i]-xxxix.

RBSC copy 1: Error in imposition of signature e (v. l, p. xxxiii-[xl]) resulting in the following sequence of paging: xxxiii-xxxiv, xxxvii-xxxviii, xxxv-xxxvi, xxxix-[xl]  Letterpress t.p. to v. l, pt. 2 wanting.  With the bookplate of James Hatton.

RBSC copy 2: Letterpress title pages and most of the plates wanting.  With the armorial bookplate of John Somers, Lord Somers [Franks 6256].