PARADISE REGAINED, SAMSON AGONISTES, COMUS, AND ARCADES

Milton, John

Published by John Sharpe, London, England, 1819

16mo, 4 x 6.6 in., pp. unpaginated, 64, 39, 7, 188. Illustrated with 10 engraved drawings with tissue guards. Dark green leather with gilt double-border and a progressive series of etched frames in blind to front and back, surrounding a central panel of "tree-bark" style leather. Gilt tooling to board edges. Gilt title, four raised bands, and repeated framed harp design to spine. Spine and hinges tight. Marbled edges and endpapers. Original bookseller's ticket (D.F. Gardiner) from Dublin to top of front pastedown. Tissue-guarded engraving to half-title of "Milton found sleeping by an Italian Lady", below which is listed the place of publication, the publisher, and the publishing date of 1816. Light foxing, especially tto pages near engravings. Absolutely lovely binding. Includes five texts: Paradise Regained (unpag.), Samson Agonistes (64), Comus (39), Arcades (7), and The Minor Poems of John Milton (188). Samson Agonistes, Comus, and The MInor Poems of John Milton each with separate title page with same publication date (1816). Includes PARADISE REGAINED, SAMSON AGONISTES, COMUS, ARCADES, and THE MINOR POEMS OF JOHN MILTON (188 pages). Seller Inventory # 85451

Bibliographic Details

Title: PARADISE REGAINED, SAMSON AGONISTES, COMUS, ...
Publisher: John Sharpe, London, England
Publication Date: 1819
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good Minus