Butler, Samuel & Gilfillan, George [Notes] - The Poetical Works Of Samuel Butler - With Life, Critical Dissertation And Explanatory Notes

D Appleton & Co, New York, 1854, 1st edition thus. Full Calf - 6 comparnments raised bands, VG. 2 volumes,xxvi+258pp, vi+297pp, edges of leather worn, spines in nicecondition with a little rubbing, a nice set. Hardback , no dustjacket. ¶ Good edition of the works of Worcestershire poet Butler (1612 - 1680). Published his Hudibras in 1664 but died in poverty.