MILTON,JOHN
PARADISE LOST & PARADISE REGAIN'D
Printed foir J.Beecroft, W.Strachan (etc)1770, 1773
MILTON,JOHN. PARADISE LOST. A Poem in Twelve Books the
author John Milton. The seventh edition, with notes of
various authors,By Thomas Newton D.D. Now Lord Bishop
of Bristol. Printed for J Beecroft,W Strachan (etc).
with; PARADISE REGAIN'D . A Poem in Four Books. To
which is added Samson Agonistes: and Poems upon
several occasions. The Author John Milton. A new
edition. With notes of various authors, By Thomas
Newton D.D. Now Lord Bishop of Bristol.Printed for
J.Beecroft (etc).
Four volumes (two matched sets of two) in recent half
green morrocco, aged, with marbled boards,spines in
five sections, with red title labels, gilt.New
endpapers using contemporary paper. A handsome
set.Plates after Hayman. ESTC T133912 and T134216
Manuscript notes throughout the volumes by Thomas
Townsend who has signed each volume, some signatures
erased.
condition: Very Good +
binding: Half Morocco
£350.00
(equal to approx. US$553.23* or €435.27* for 18 May 2012)