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The Paradise lost of Milton / with illustrations, designed and engraved by John Martin.

Accession number
PML 145729-30
Creator
Milton, John, 1608-1674.
Published
London : Septimus Prowett, 1827.
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
The imperial quarto large plate issue, with sheets measuring 14 7/8 x 10 7/8 in.
Originally issued in 12 monthly parts, 1825-1827, with the individual parts for this issue selling for 18s.
Plates protected by guard sheets.
"Thomas White, Johnson's Court, Fleet Street."--Colophon.
Description
2 v. ([5], 228; [4], 218 p., [24] leaves of plates) : ill. (mezzotint) ; 38 cm
Inscriptions/Markings
Inscribed in pencil on front flyleaf, "...[?] Kurt Hazlett May 1941".
Provenance
From the library of Gordon N. Ray.
Binding
1/2 brown morocco by Morrell; with the original blue-gray printed part wrappers, stating the tile and imprint, part number, price (18s.), year of publication, and titles of the individual plates included in each part, bound in at end of volumes.
Classification
Department