MILTON John
£2,000
Auction: 1 February 2005 at 11:00 GMT
Description
Paradise lost: a poem in twelve books ... fourth edition, adorn'd with sculptures ... 1st illustrated edition, engraved port. frontis. by White after Faithorne, 12 engraved plates chiefly after Medina, later calf, rubbed and scuffed, upper inner joint broken, early ownership inscription on the titlepage, otherwise a good copy with wide margins and and the plates in good condition, folio, London: by Miles Flescher, for Jacob Tonson, 1688 [bound with]
Paradise regain'd: a poem in IV books, which is added Samson Agonistes ... 3rd (first folio) folio, London: R.E. and to be sold by Randal Taylor, 1688
Note: Wing M 2147 & M 2154; Coleridge 93b & 170