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John Milton | First Editions
1608 - 1674
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Paradise Lost. An Illustrated Edition with an introduction by Philip Pullman.
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005. [Epic Poetry] FIRST THUS. Octavo (24 x 16cm), pp.[6] 374 [4]. Text printed in red and black. With facsimile plates of twelve engravings from the first illustrated edition. Publisher's black cloth, with gilt titles to spine and red endpapers. With the dust-jacket priced at £16.99..... More
![Paradise Lost. A Poem, in Twelve Books [and] Paradise Regain'd. A Poem. In Four Books. To which...](/pictures/thumb/54246.jpg?v=1567527114)
Paradise Lost. A Poem, in Twelve Books [and] Paradise Regain'd. A Poem. In Four Books. To which is added Samson Agonistes. And Poems upon several Occasions. Compos'd at several Times.
London: Printed for Jacob Tonson, 1707 and 1727. [Epic Poetry] FINELY BOUND EARLY EDITIONS, the thirteenth and fifth respectively. Two volumes. Octavo (20 x 13cm), pp.xxxvi; 514 [34]; pp.[2] 457 [5]. Page 514 in 'Paradise Lost' misnumbered 524. With the copper engraved frontispiece by George Vertue to 'Paradise Lost.' Also..... More
Paradise Lost, Paradise Regained, and Samson Agonistes.
London: John Baskerville, for J. and R. Tonson, 1758. First Baskerville edition. 2 volumes. Octavo (23 x 15cm). Full red English calf with full gilt backs, twin labels, elaborate gilt border to sides, Dutch marbled endpapers, gilt turn-ins, all edges gilt. Contents clean, bindings nicely aged, spines a little chipped..... More
The Poetical Works. With Notes of Various Authors.
London: C. and J. Rivington, J. Cuthell, J. Nunn, J. and W.T. Clarke, Longman and Co., T. Cadell, Jeffery and Son, J. Richardson, Carpenter and Son, J. Mawman, Baldwin and Co., J. Booker, J. Bohn, J. Duncan, Black and Co., G.B. Whittaker, J. Bain, W. [Poetry]. FINELY BOUND. Six volumes..... More
Poems of Freedom.
London: Victor Gollancz, 1938. [Poetry Anthology] FIRST THUS. Octavo (19 x 13cm), pp.192. Publisher's blue cloth with black titles to spine. With the cream dust-jacket titled in red, priced at 3/6. Blue ink gift inscription to fly-leaf. Browned throughout, with some spotting to edges. Jacket toned, and quite heavily browned..... More
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