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Milton: Poetical Works (Oxford Standard Authors)
by Milton, John (ed. Douglas Bush)
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near fine, 1st edition, unclipped d/j (in protective sleeve). Blue clothbound boards, with Oxford crest blindpressed, gilt spine
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About This Item
London: Oxford University Press, 1966. 1st. h/b. Near fine, 1st edition, unclipped d/j (in protective sleeve). Blue clothbound boards, with Oxford crest blindpressed, gilt spine titling, text block firm, pages crisp and unmarked. V slight browning on edges.. 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6""). An anthology of the poetry of the great Puritan poet, John Milton, with commentary throughout by Douglas Bush, Gurney Professor of English Literature at Harvard.
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- Inklings & Yarnspinners
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- IYC132852
- Title
- Milton: Poetical Works (Oxford Standard Authors)
- Author
- Milton, John (ed. Douglas Bush)
- Format/Binding
- H/b
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine, 1st edition, unclipped d/j (in protective sleeve). Blue clothbound boards, with Oxford crest blindpressed, gilt spine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1966
- Pages
- 570
- Size
- 8vo (230 x 150 / 9"" x 6"")
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- 1st, poetry, anthology, Milton, Bush, literary criticism
- Bookseller catalogs
- 2nd-hand books;
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