Milton's Paradise lost, with the life of the author. . To which is prefaced the celebrated critique by Sam. Johnson LL.D.
John Milton (1608-1674)
Category
Books
Date
1799
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Chastleton House, Oxfordshire
NT 3097494
Summary
Bibliographic description
[5], iv-xlix, [1], 371, [1] p., [13] leaves of plates . ill.., port.. . 8vo. Imperfect; wanting a letter-press title page. Pencil marks and some water stains on front flyleaves. Provenance: in ink on front flyleaf recto, inscription: 'J....y'[?]. Binding: Nineteenth-century fine-grain red morocco, gold fillets to form a border, gold-tooled board edges and turn-ins, gold-ruled spine (very worn), gold-lettered. Gold edges. Marbled endpapers.
Makers and roles
John Milton (1608-1674) John Evans (b.1770) Dr Samuel Johnson (1709-1784)