Milton's Comus; Being the Bridgewater Manuscript With Notes and a Short Family Memoir

An illustrated copy of notable poet Milton's Comus, bound in vellum. Illustrated with a frontispiece and 10 plates. Collated, complete.Bound in full vellum, with ribbon ties.A work by John Milton, an English poet,polemicist, andcivil servant.Comus is amasque in honour of chastity, and was first presented onMichaelmas1634 beforeJohn Egerton, 1st Earl of BridgewateratLudlow Castlein celebration of the Earl's new post asLord President of Wales.It is a lyric poem in the form of a play, and tells the tale of a virtuous Lady who becomes lost in the woods and separated from her brothers. While she is alone in the woods, she meets Comus, who is an immoral character inspired by the Greek god of revelry.With notes and a short family memoir by the Lady Alex Egerton. In full vellum. Externally, very smart. Fading to boards and spine. Very light shelf wear to extremities. The odd spot to endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with light spotting. Very Good Indeed.