Description: Milton's Paradise Lost. Illustrated by Gustave Dore. Edited, with notes and a life of Milton, by Robert Vaughan. Published by Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co., London. No date stated but "c1889" is penciled on FFEP. Folio. 13 3/8" by 10 3/4". [4], lxii, 329 numbered pages, 50 full-page plates with captioned tissue-guards. Teal cloth covered boards with beveled edges. Gilt, silver and black stamped illustration on front board panel, with black lettering outlined in black; double black- and gilt-stamped borders. Back board panel has multi-borders in blind and with publisher's logo blind-stamped in center. Spine is decorated similar to front panel. All page edges are gilt. Two-thirds of back spine is cracked. Edges at head and tail of board spine are crimped, upper edge has splits and frays, lower edge has one open fray on the front corner. Board panels are scuffed but illustration is still incredible. Fore-edge tips are just rubbed through. Previous owner's name/date on half-title page, Sept. 10, 1889. Foxing heaviest toward the front and back, also in some text and plate margins. Damp staining in the upper fore-edge corners/margins of pp. 8-13 and 99-115, else internally clean. Text block is sound in spite of back spine hinge crack. Please use close-up options for best inspection. Additional photos available at your request.
Price: 245 USD
Location: Excelsior, Minnesota
End Time: 2024-08-19T19:21:30.000Z
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
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Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: London
Language: English
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Special Attributes: Illustrated
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Author: Milton
Publisher: Cassell, Petter, Galpin & Co.
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
Topic: Classics
Subject: Literature & Fiction
