The poetical works of John Milton
John Bradshaw (1845-1894)
Category
Books
Date
1887 - 1888
Materials
Place of origin
London
Collection
Nymans Estate, West Sussex
NT 3183753
Summary
Bibliographic description
2v. ;. 15cm. Bookseller's pencil price 1/-. With some unopened leaves. Provenance: bookplate lettered L. Messel 1886 [i.e. Ludwig Messel (1847-1915)]. Vol. 1 inscribed "With Ruth's very best love to dear Harold. March.23rd /91" [i.e. from Ruth Messel. later Parker (1874-1933) to Harold Messell (1877-1920) ]. Vol. 1 has bookseller's stamp on pastedown "H. & C. Treacher, Booksellers & stationers, The Royal Library, Brighton." Vol. 2 inscribed “L.C.R. Messel March 1891” [i.e. Leonard Messel (1872-1953)]. Paradise Lost. Binding: publisher's cloth, paper printed spine labels.
Makers and roles
John Bradshaw (1845-1894) John Milton (1608-1674)