Paradise Regained: Samson Agonistes,Comus and Arcades
by Milton,John
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good /No Jacket
- Seller
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Ribble Valley, Lancashire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Printed for John Sharpe. This is a Good Copy of this book in full red calf with four raised bands to spine and with title lettering in gilt to spine.All page edges are in gilt and there is just one tear to the leather at the head of spine.With gilt ruled borders and inner gilt dentelles.This copy has one previous owner's bookplate to the front pastedown.names or inscriptions present.There is a little weakness to the front gutter hinge and the book contains some annotations within the page margins of the text.Small 12mo Size: 8vo - over 5¾" - 7¾" Tall . Good. Hardcover. 1819.
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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- Bookseller
- Richard Thornton Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 54742
- Title
- Paradise Regained: Samson Agonistes,Comus and Arcades
- Author
- Milton,John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Printed for John Sharpe
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1819
- Keywords
- JOHN MILTON STALYBRIDGE COLLECTION
- Bookseller catalogs
- LITERATURE;
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About the Seller
Richard Thornton Books
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Ribble Valley, Lancashire
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Bookplate
- Highly sought after by some collectors, a book plate is an inscribed or decorative device that identifies the owner, or former...
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
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