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Paradise Regained: Vol. II
by John Milton
- Used
- Acceptable
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Acceptable
- Seller
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, United Kingdom
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
G & W. B. Whittaker, 1824. Hardcover. Acceptable. 1824. New Edition. 414 pages. No dust jacket. Half bound black leather with marbled paper covered boards. Minor cracking to front hinge, board remains firm. Pages are mildly foxed & tanned throughout. Text is clear. Binding is firm. Boards have heavy edge-wear with bumping & scuffing to corners, crushing, peeling and loss to spine ends and rub wear all over. Gilt lettering remains bright & clear.
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
- World of Rare Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1670578496LSA
- Title
- Paradise Regained: Vol. II
- Author
- John Milton
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Acceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- G & W. B. Whittaker
- Date Published
- 1824
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Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex
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Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- 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....
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Marbled Paper
- Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
- Half Bound
- ...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- 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...
- Acceptable
- A non-traditional book condition description that generally refers to a book in readable condition, although no standard exists...
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