Dildoides, Samuel Butler

£130.00

Dildoides, Samuel Butler

Name: Dildoides, Samuel Butler
Brand: Broadhursts Books
SKU: 5895
Price: 130.00 GBP
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Publication: Kingston, Rhode Island, The Biscuit City Press, 1980

Formatting: 8vo, unpaginated.

Condition Report: 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.

Catalogue Note: 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.

Beautifully 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.

Due 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.

A ribald and satirical seventeenth-century poem attributed to Samuel Butler, Dildoides 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.

Book Condition: Fine

Book Authors: Samuel Butler

Book Publisher: The Biscuit City Press

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Antiquarian

Genre: Poetry

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Signed: Yes

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Book Publication Year: 1980

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Book Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: Gérard Charrière

Book Series: N/A

Country/region of manufacture: Kingston, Rhode Island, United States

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