THE POETICAL WORKS OF JOHN MILTON 6 Volume Set

All volumes are 3/4 white leather with marbled covers and page ends. All have gold lettering on the spine which is bright. The gold design running the length of the spine is heavily soiled. All exhibit moderate chipping, soiling and wear to edges. Wear to corners and spine ends. Heavy soiling to hinges and corners of front and back covers. Moderate shelf wear and soiling to covers. Volume 1 is 303 pages. There is a very interesting book plate from the previous owner pasted on the ffep. Inside back cover hinge is cracked but still attached. Heavy foxing to portrait and half title pages. Also the bfep's. This volume is mostly a biography of Milton. Volume 2 is 340 pages with heavier chipping and wear on the front edges. Book plate is pasted to the ffep. Pages 7-10 are detached from spine. Inside hinges are cracked but still attached. Foxing to bfep's and portrait and half title page in front of the book. This book contains Paradise Lost. Volume 3 is 312 pages with the book plate on the ffep. Light foxing to bfep's and portrait and half title page. Hinges are tight. This volume continues with Paradise Lost. Volume 3 is 320 pages with book plate on ffep. Foxing to bfep's and portrait and half title page. Hinges are tight. This volume contains Paradise Regained. Volume 5 is 332 pages with book plate on ffep. Lighter foxing on bfep's, portrait and half title pages then some of the other volumes. Hinges are tight. The volume contains Samson Agonistes, Comus and Arcades. Volume 6 is 352 pages. Previous owners book plate on ffep. This volume has very heavy foxing and yellowing to the portrait and half title page. Moderate foxing to the bfep's. Hinges are tight. This volume contains various sonnets, odes, miscellanies and more. All volumes have lightly yellowed texts which are otherwise clean and unmarked. All books are individually examined and described. Never ex-library unless explicitly described as such.…