{"product_id":"dildoides-samuel-butler","title":"Dildoides, Samuel Butler","description":"\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"2\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003ePublication\u003c\/b\u003e: Kingston, Rhode Island, The Biscuit City Press, 1980\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"3\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"3\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eFormatting\u003c\/b\u003e: 8vo, unpaginated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"4\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/b\u003e: Fine. The purple cloth binding remains remarkably fresh and vibrant, flawlessly preserved by the clear acetate wrapper, presenting with perfectly sharp corners and entirely unrubbed extremities. The gilt lettering to the spine is exceptionally bright and unoxidised. Internally, the book is pristine; the heavy Rives paper text block is crisp and completely free from foxing, blemishes, or handling wear. The deckled edges remain impeccably clean. The binding is exceedingly tight and square, presenting as a superb, collector's-quality copy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"5\"\u003e\u003cb data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"\u003eCatalogue Note\u003c\/b\u003e: This is a strictly limited edition of just 88 numbered copies, of which this is number 13. The colophon is signed in pencil by the artist, Gérard Charrière.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"6\"\u003eBeautifully produced by Sylvia and Robert Gutchen, the text was hand-set in Spectrum type and printed on a traditional Albion letterpress. Printed on high-quality Rives Heavy paper with uncut edges, the volume features striking plates that were individually decorated with bookbinding tools and hand-coloured by Charrière. A preface by Roger Thompson introduces the work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"7\"\u003eDue to the exceptionally small print run and the delicate, hand-crafted nature of the typography and illustrations, this fine press edition is scarce on the open market.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-path-to-node=\"8\"\u003eA ribald and satirical seventeenth-century poem attributed to Samuel Butler, \u003ci data-path-to-node=\"8\" data-index-in-node=\"84\"\u003eDildoides\u003c\/i\u003e is a humorous mock-heroic verse protesting the historical burning of \"Twelve Dildoes\" meant for the \"Aged Ladyes of the Court.\" Exploring themes of societal hypocrisy and sexuality with unapologetic bawdiness, this carefully crafted fine press edition revives the provocative text with striking, surrealist hand-coloured illustrations, resulting in a spectacular piece of both typographic art and erotica.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55210093871443,"sku":"5895","price":130.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20261001_143925.jpg?v=1791206463","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/dildoides-samuel-butler","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}