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The Works of John Milton in Verse and Prose Printed from The Original Editions with a Life of The Author (8 volumes)
Milton, John and Mitford, Rev. John · London
- Author
- Milton, John and Mitford, Rev. John
- Date
- 1863
- Place
- London
- Publisher
- Bickers and Bush
- Language
- English
- Binding
- 8vo.(5.75" x 8.75") 8 volumes complete. Full treecalf with fancy gilt rule framing boards. Spine with five gilt decorated raised bands, Gilt title to red leather in second compartment, gilt vol# to dark green leather in third compartment, all other compartments with heavy gilt floral decoration. All edges marbled, marbled endpapers. Very minor edgewear, corners lightly rubbed, rear lower corner of Vol.I rubbed through with tiny loss. Minor scatches to the rear boards of a couple of volumes, barely noticable. Minor spots of foxing to first and last pages of each volume, inside appears very clean. Volume I with engraved portrait frontispiece, heavy transference to title page that follows. Additional foxing found at the start of Vol.I to the folding plates of Pedigree and the manuscript facsimile. Otherwise, an absolutely beautiful binding.
- Category
- Literature & Poetry
- Record
- S.I.9838
The Works of John Milton in Verse and Prose Printed from The Original Editions with a Life of The Author (8 volumes). John Milton and Rev. John Mitford. 1863. London: Bickers and Bush. 8vo.(5.75" x 8.75") 8 volumes complete. Full treecalf with fancy gilt rule framing boards. Spine with five gilt decorated raised bands, Gilt title to red leather in second compartment, gilt vol# to dark green leather in third compartment, all other compartments with heavy gilt floral decoration. All edges marbled, marbled endpapers. Very minor edgewear, corners lightly rubbed, rear lower corner of Vol.I rubbed through with tiny loss. Minor scatches to the rear boards of a couple of volumes, barely noticeable. Minor spots of foxing to first and last pages of each volume, inside appears very clean. Volume I with engraved portrait frontispiece, heavy transference to title page that follows. Additional foxing found at the start of Vol.I to the folding plates of Pedigree and the manuscript facsimile. Otherwise, an absolutely beautiful binding.
Condition
Near Fine
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