Paradise lost. . A poem, in twelve books. The author John Milton. The fourth edition, with notes of various authors, by Thomas Newton, ...
John Milton (1608-1674)
Category
Books
Date
1757
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Erddig, Wrexham
NT 3050599
Summary
Bibliographic description
2v. . ill.. (plates), port.. . 8vo.. Provenance: Bookplate in both vols.: Erthig (anonymous armorial). manuscript inscription on front fly-leaf of both vols.: "Anne & Elizabeth Cust: 1769" [i.e. Elizabeth Cust (1750-1779) and her sister Anne].. Binding: Eighteenth-century sprinkled calf bindings; double gilt fillet border on boards; blind roll on board edges; gilt fillets and title label on spines.
Provenance
Given by Philip Yorke III (1905-1978) along with the estate, house and contents to the National Trust in 1973.
Makers and roles
John Milton (1608-1674) Thomas Newton (1704-1782), Bishop of Bristol