The poetical works of Mr. John Milton. . Containing, Paradise lost, Paradise regain'd, Sampson Agonistes, and his Poems on several occasions. Together with explanatory notes on each book of the Paradise lost, and a table never before printed.
John Milton (1608-1674)
Category
Books
Date
1695
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Belton House, Lincolnshire
NT 3058164
Summary
Bibliographic description
[6],219,[1],219-343,[3]; [2],66; [6],57,[1]; [4],9,[2],10-11,[2],12-60; [2],321,[1]p., [13] leaves of plates . ill.., port.. . fol... Parts bound in the following order: (1) 'Paradise lost' (sixth edition, 1695); (2) Patrick Hume's 'Annotations on Milton's Paradise lost' (1695); (3) 'Paradise regain'd. To which is added Samson Agonistes' (1688); (4) 'Samson Agonistes' (1695); 'Poems upon several occasions' (third edition, 1695). Previously at 21.F.5. Provenance: Bookplate (wording on urn): 'Gift by the will of Francis Cockayne Cust Esq: to his nephew Lord Brownlow 1 Decr. 1791' [i.e. bequest of Francis Cockayne Cust, KC (1722-1791) to 1st baron Brownlow (1744-1807)]. Brownlow arms on binding = 1st earl Brownlow. Old Belton pressmark on pastedown: XXI.6. Binding: Nineteenth-century polished sprinkled calf, double gilt fillet border; edges of text-block sprinkled red. Arms in gilt on both boards. Spine gilt. Binder's stamp on flyleaf: Bound by F. Bedford.
Makers and roles
John Milton (1608-1674) Peter Paul Bouche (b.c.1646 - fl.1697) Michael Burghers (Amsterdam 1653-1727) William Faithorne, The Elder (London c.1616 - London 1691) Patrick Hume (fl.1695) Robert White (London 1645 - London 1703)