The Poetical Works of John Milton with Life
London: T. Nelson and Sons, 1859. Later edition. Hardcover. 12mo. [3], x-xxx, [3], 2-523, [3] pp. Full green contemporary sheep with a vase stamped in blind on the boards, gold borders and gold tooling on the boards, spine in six compartments with gold lettering and gold decorations; all edges gilt. Yellow coated endpapers and pastedowns. With a green ribbon bookmark bound in. Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of Milton and with an engraved title page, with a few additional engraved plates (all in black and white). Very Good. Item #000016870
Minor rubbing to the leather, the front hinge with a hairline crack but the binding is secure, an 1859 gift inscription on the first blank leaf.
Price: $150.00