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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Victorian Decorative blocked cloth boards with gilt titles to spine, 180 x 120 mm approx. Publisher's original yellow end papers, xiv + 364 pp, steel engraved frontis + five others and decorative chapter head and tail pieces. Author given as "written by himself" 1847. Published by James Burns in their "Select Library Edition" series. VG (Moderate general shelf wear/soiling to cloth, front end paper cracked- mull and sewing cords holding - binding otherwise sound. Previous owner name , town and date1850's in ink to free front end paper and charming other note at p253 from a reading. A few occasional light foxing spots/ page corners turned and marginal soiling) Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for further details and condition.

Condition: Very Good-. Commonwealth CoA on first Titlepage 4 WORKS IN ONE volume 12mo Vellum yapp edge neat ink title to spine.[sl.spots to covers] All edges rouged Title with commonwealth Coat of Arms + p3-192pp +2nd Titlepage +[1p=Dedication] +[4p=to Reader +Index] + 148pp + titlepage +[verso Tp +15pp=to reader & typographer] + 128pp +titlepage +p3-129pp +[2p=typographer]. Since Milton became blind in 1651,the consensus these days is that John Phillips was deputed to write the work,Milton revised it and in particular corrected the Latin. The second title carries no author name, the third and fourth books give Milton and Alexander Mori as autors. A neat, tight crisp copy of the four important works. 1 volume. Hardcover.