Hudibras. In Three Parts. Written in the Time of the Late Wars. Corrected and Amended: With Additions. To which are added Annotations, With an Exact Index to the Whole. Adorn'd with a new Set of Cuts, Design'd and Engrav'd by Mr. Hogarth.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Inscribed twice by the United States' youngest founding father, George Walton. 400 pages plus index and "List of Books Lately Published." Original 1732 brown leather 5-ribbed binding. Hogarth engravings appeared first in 1726. Nine (9) total plates, including the frontispiece. This 1732 edition features clear, sharp impressions of the plates, unlike some of the later editions. The frontis plate of "Mr Samuel Butler" is by J Van der Gucht, (sculptor). Four Hogarth plates. One Van der Gucht plate, with additional folding plates. Miscellaneous chapter embellishments throughout. Each of the Three Parts separately titled, with Part III printed for B Motte [1732]. Edge wear to boards and tips. Scattered foxing and a few small stains to text. Pages 205-208 have a bit of the top corner missing. Spine has been expertly repaired. Square and solid binding.

Hudibras is an English mock-heroic from the 17th century written by Samuel Butler. It was published in the aftermath of the English Civil War. It is a scathing satire of Puritanism, and the Parliamentarian cause from the Royalist perspective.

Inscribed by George Walton in two places - on front pastedown and on title page. Comes with a Letter of Authenticity from Beckett Authentication Services.

At 26 years old, George Walton (c. 1749-1804) was the youngest signer of the Declaration of Independence. He quickly became involved in the fight for independence. He served as secretary of Provincial Congress and then president of the Georgia Council of Safety. In 1776, he was elected to the Second Continental Congress, where he voted on and signed the Declaration of Independence.

In addition to serving in the Congress and signing the Declaration, George Walton led a distinguished career. As a colonel in the Georgia Militia, he fought in the First Battle of Savannah. During the battle, he was shot and then captured by the British. Colonel Walton was a prisoner of war for eight months before his release.

George Walton served in the Continental Congress a total of five times. He was twice governor of Georgia, a U. S. senator, and three-time chief justice of Georgia. Walton lived his life in service to his state and his nation, serving in all three branches of government and the military.

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