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The Poetical Works of John Milton. With Notes of Various Authors; and with Some Account of the Life and Writings of Milton, Derived Principally from Original Documents in Her Majesty's State-Paper Office
by John Milton; Rev. Henry John Todd
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good Indeed
- Seller
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BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Item Price
£850.00£765.00
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About This Item
London: Rivingtons; Longman and Co.; T. Cadell; J. Bohn; Duncan and Malcolm, [et al], 1842. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 5.5". T. Simpson; T. A. Dean. A four volume complete set of the poetical works of John Milton, in a smart full vellum binding by Tepper Binder. The scarce fourth edition. Complete in four volumes. Uniformly bound in smart full vellum, with gilt detail, by Tepper. With an engraved portrait frontispiece, and facsimile of John Milton's handwriting in volume one, and two plates in volume four. The poetical works of John Milton, with notes from various authors, and with some account of the life and writings of Milton, derived from original documents in Her Majesty's State-Paper Office. Edited by the Rev. Henry John Todd, an English cleric and librarian at Lambeth Palace. John Milton was an English poet and civil servant for the Commonwealth of England, later under Oliver Cromwell. His epic poem 'Paradise Lost', written in blank verse, is renowned and hailed as one of the greatest works in English literature. Uniformly bound in full vellum. Externally, very smart with some very light rubbing to the extremities. Marks to the vellum. Internally, firmly bound. Light offsetting to the title page of volume one, caused by the frontispiece. Pages lightly age-toned to the edges but otherwise very bright and clean. Small ink marks to the front blanks of volume four, with a very small mark to the title page. Staining to the plate facing page 33 in volume four, with some light offsetting to the pages surrounding it. Very Good Indeed
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- Bookseller
- Rooke Books
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 848G37
- Title
- The Poetical Works of John Milton. With Notes of Various Authors; and with Some Account of the Life and Writings of Milton, Derived Principally from Original Documents in Her Majesty's State-Paper Office
- Author
- John Milton; Rev. Henry John Todd
- Illustrator
- T. Simpson; T. A. Dean
- Format/Binding
- Leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good Indeed
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Rivingtons; Longman and Co.; T. Cadell; J. Bohn; Duncan and Malcolm, [et al]
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1842
- Size
- 8.5" by 5.5"
- Keywords
- henry john todd lambeth palace paradise lost seventeenth century lambeth palace classical poetry
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Rooke Books
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BATH, Somerset
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We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
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- Facsimile
- An exact copy of an original work. In books, it refers to a copy or reproduction, as accurate as possible, of an original...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...
- 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...
- 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...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
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