Paradise Regained
by Milton, John
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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About This Item
London: John Sharpe. 24 Aug.1816. Octavo, pp.iv, 432, engraved b&w t.p. and plates (each plate dated 'Aug. 24 1816), light foxing to most plates, a.e.g., ink mark to fore-edge, watermark silk eps, worn with light staining, repairs to inner joints, elaborately gilt-stamped contemporary black morocco, gilt decorated spine, cnrs bumped, light scratch across front bd and rubbing to lower edges, contents clean, very good condn. Numerous elegant engravings by Finden, Heath, Mitan, Romney and Engleheart from drawings by Richard Westall. Paradise Regained is a poem, published in 1671, by the 17th century English poet John Milton. His epic poem, Paradise Lost, had been published earlier in 1667.
Synopsis
Paradise Regained demonstrates Milton's genius for fusing sense and sound, classicism and innovation, narrative and drama, fortifying not merely our sense of what is beautiful but what is human as well. It leaves readers with no choice but to commit themselves totally with their minds and with their hearts.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Muir Books
(AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 96233
- Title
- Paradise Regained
- Author
- Milton, John
- Illustrator
- Richard Westall (Illus.)
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- John Sharpe
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 24 Aug.1816
- Keywords
- Classics, Engraving, Illustrated, Literature, Poetry
Terms of Sale
Muir Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Muir Books
Biblio member since 2006
Perth, Western Australia
About Muir Books
MUIR BOOKS. Western Australia's largest and leading rare, secondhand, antiquarian and out of print bookshop, established in 1973 and managed by Rob & Janet Muir together with Tara Surry. We have over 50,000 books in stock. We are located in Perth (precinct of Northbridge), walking distance from the State Library, Art Gallery and Museum.
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- Morocco
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- Edges
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- Gilt
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- Rubbing
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- Octavo
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- Spine
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