Description: THE POETICAL WORKS OF JOHN MILTON, Ed. Sir Egerton Brydges, 1876 - FINE BINDING Click images to enlarge Description MILTON, John ;- The Poetical Works of John Milton. Edited by Sir Egerton Brydges. London: William Tegg, [1876] New Edition, Illustrated with Engravings from Drawings by J.M.W. Turner, large 8vo., civ., 767 pages, fine engraved portrait frontispiece of the author, 7 fine engravings from drawings by J.M.W. Turner, text within double-ruled borders, a few occasional manuscript notes to text (mostly in pencil and probably by Edward Douglas Fawcett), marbled endpapers, all edges blocked in gilt, inner gilt dentelles, bound in contemporary full plum morocco with elaborate fine gilt decoration to both covers, with gilt ruled outer edges, profusely gilt decorated spine in compartments with contrasting morocco title label. A VG++ tightly bound copy in a most handsome binding. Ex Libris, Edward Douglas Fawcett, inscribed to him "...with best wishes from H.R. James, Election 1881". Edward Douglas Fawcett (1866 - 1960) was an English mountaineer, philosopher and novelist. John Milton (1608 - 1674) English poet, pamphleteer, and historian, considered the most significant English author after William Shakespeare. Milton is best known for Paradise Lost, widely regarded as the greatest epic poem in English. Together with Paradise Regained and Samson Agonistes, it confirms Milton’s reputation as one of the greatest English poets. In his prose works Milton advocated the abolition of the Church of England and the execution of Charles I. From the beginning of the English Civil Wars in 1642 to long after the restoration of Charles II as king in 1660, he espoused in all his works a political philosophy that opposed tyranny and state-sanctioned religion. His influence extended not only through the civil wars and interregnum but also to the American and French revolutions. He also served as a civil servant for the Commonwealth of England under its Council of State and later under Oliver Cromwell. Shipping Costs UK delivery - £4 Europe Printed Papers - £14 U.S.A. and the Rest of the World - £20 *Reduced shipping for multiple purchases Get images that make Supersized seem small.Showcase your items with Auctiva's Listing Templates! THE simple solution for eBay sellers. Track Page Views WithAuctiva's Counter
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Binding: Fine Binding
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Original/Facsimile: Original
Original/Reproduction: Original
Place of Publication: London
Publisher: William Tegg
Special Attributes: Illustrated, Luxury Edition
Year Printed: 1876
Language: English
Author: John Milton
Fiction Subject: Poetry
