John Milton
Paradise Lost
John Baskerville for J. and R. Tonson
1759
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A finely bound second Baskerville quarto edition of Paradise Lost.
- Sold as a set of 2 volumes.
- John Milton (English).
- Thomas Newton, D.D. (English).
- Paradise Lost. A Poem in Twelve Books. The Author John Milton. From the Text of Thomas Newton D.D., with Paradise Regain'd. A Poem, In Four Books. To which is added Samson Agonistes: and Poems Upon Several Occasions. The Author John Milton. From the Text of Thomas Newton, D.D.
- Birmingham: Printed by John Baskerville for J. and R. Tonson in London, MDCCLIX [1759].
- Small quarto.
- Frontispiece portrait.
- Bound in near-contemporary straight-grained red morocco, with elaborate gilt spines and covers, with peony and other floral motifs, wheat, acorns and harp motifs, with gilt dentelles, all edges gilt.
Condition Report
Very GoodOne small hole near the top of the spine of volume 1.
18th-century ownership signature [B. Beresford].
Minor signs of age and handling.
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