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Buy this book on-line VOLTAIRE. [Evan Gill] : Voltaire's Essay on Milton. Edited with a foreword by Desmond FlowerPrivately printed, Cambridge, 1954
First edition, limited to 400 copies produced as a Christmas gift by the printer "to his friends in printing and publishing". Slim 8vo. xiv, 29pp. Cloth backed boards with marbled paper-covered sides, lettered, ruled and decorated in gold at the spine. With a tissue-protected frontispiece bust of John Milton. A trace of light wear to several extremities. Very good indeed. No dust wrapper called for. Bookplate of Evan Gill, the younger brother of Eric Gill, to the front pastedown. Voltaire's essay on Milton was originally published as part of his 1727 work 'The Epic Poetry of the European Nations From Homer Down to Milton' - his first and only work written in English (he never produced a French-language version).. Book. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover Click here for full details of this book, to ask a question or to buy it on-line. Bibliophile Bookbase probably offers multiple copies of VOLTAIRE. [Evan Gill] : Voltaire's Essay on Milton. Edited with a foreword by Desmond Flower. Click here to select from a complete list of available copies of this book. Bibliophile Bookbase lists over 5 million books, maps and prints including fine bindings, collectables, libri antichi, first editions and atlases. Bibliophile Bookbase for antiquarian books, maps and prints. |