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Milton, John; Mitford, John (Biography) : The Poetical Works of John Milton. With a Life. In Three Volumes

Little, Brown and Company, Boston, MA, 1859

Beautiful brown full leather binding with gilt decorations on spine and edges of covers of each volume. Gilt edge decorations on covers are a chevron pattern. Gilt lettering on red spine label. Inside edges of covers have a floral embossed pattern. All edges marbled. Marbled endpapers. 4 1/2" x 6 3/4." All pages of each volume, complete. Vol. I: cxxxiv, [1]-153. Vol. II: [1]-372. Vol. III: [1]-334. One black-and-white illustrated frontispiece portrait of Milton in Vol. I, complete. Former owner's black-and-white illustrated bookplate tipped in on front pastedown of each volume. This bookplate shows a coat of arms and the name, "Minot." Pages are virtually pristine and intact except for light age toning. Covers are virtually pristine and intact except for slight wear to corners, edges, and outer joints. Binding is tight. Near Fine copies. A three-volume collection of poetry by the acclaimed English author and poet, John Milton (1608-1674). Vol. I contains a "Life of Milton" by John Mitford. The Contents of Vol. I are listed as follows: "Sonnet to the Bishop of Winchester, by the Rev. John Mitford," "Advertisement," "Life of Milton," "Appendix: [subtitles to four parts of Appendix]," "Complimentary Verses of Barrow and Marvell," and "Paradise Lost [Books I-IV]." Contents of Vol. II: "Paradise Lost [Books V-XII]" and "Paradise Regained [Books I-IV]." Contents of Vol. III: "Samson Agonistes," "Comus, a Mask," "Lycidas," "Il Penseroso," "L'Allegro," "Arcades," "Miscellaneous Poems: [list of poems]," "Sonnets: [list of twenty-three sonnets]," "Psalms," "Joannis Miltoni Londinensis Poemata," "Elegiarum Libert: [list of its seven parts]," "Epigrammatum Liber: [list of its thirteen parts]," and "Sylvarum Liber: [list of its parts].". Book. Book Condition: Near Fine. Binding: Hardcover

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