Peter Ackroyd John Milton (3 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. New York: Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, (1997). First American edition, first printing. Statement "April 1997, First edition in the United States of America" and first printing number code sequence 1 through 10 to the copyright page. Fine, crisp, tight and probably unread in fresh black linen over smooth black boards with bright gilt embossed titles to the spine, golden-tan end-papers, black-and-white headband and tail-band; in a fine dust jacket; original printed $22.95 price still intact to the front inner flap. NO remainder dot/mark. A highly acclaimed novel that poses the question: What if the poet John Milton had come to Puritan America in 1660? Octavo; 307 pages. …

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. New York: Nan A. Talese/Doubleday, (1997) First American edition: Advanced Uncorrected Proof. Statement "April 1997, First edition in the United States of America" and first printing number code sequence 1 through 10 to the copyright page. Fine, tight and probably unread in stiff-card cream wraps with black titles and gold-tone borders to the spine, black-and-white illustration and gold-tone and black titles to the front cover, and information about Ackroyd and this novel to the rear cover. A highly acclaimed novel that poses the question: What if the poet John Milton had come to Puritan America in 1660? Octavo; 307 pages. …

Hardback. Condition: Very Good+. Reprint. 2004 Reprint. Very Good+ Hardback. Damage to one edge. Slight fading to top of page edges. Minor mark to bottom right of front cover. No inscriptions or bookplates. Very Good+ slipcase. Scratch down left side and small tear top left front panel. Slight water marks to top panel. Some marking to spine, and bottom right of back panel. Gold moire silk and quarter leather covered boards, green topstain. Beautiful edition of Milton's classic, with illustrations by William Blake bound in the text and affixed to the slipcase. Another lovely production by the Folio Society. Illustrated by William Blake. Introduction by John Wain. New preface by Peter Ackroyd. UK Postage £3.40; Airmail to most of the Rest of the World £35.00. If ordering from overseas, please check any additional tax and import duties payable in your country, which will be additional to the costs given here. William Blake (illustrator).…