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The poetical works of John Milton : with a memoir, and critical remarks on his genius and writings / by James Montgomery.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection PR3551 .M7 1858 v.1/2
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Milton, John, 1608-1674.
- Standardized Title:
- Poems
- Language:
- English
- Genre:
- Illustrated books.
- Poetry.
- Penn Provenance:
- Curran, Stuart A. (honoree)
- Wittreich, Joseph Anthony (donor)
- Physical Description:
- 2 volumes (xlix leaves of plates, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates, 18-400 leaves of plates, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates; v pages, 4 unnumbered pages, 10-368 pages) : illustrations, portrait ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Leavitt & Allen, [1858?]
- Notes:
- Date conjectured by Wickenheiser.
- Engraved frontispiece (portrait).
- Titles and text within double-ruled border.
- Local Notes:
- Milton Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries by Joseph A. Wittreich in honor of Stuart A. Curran.
- Penn Libraries copy bound (as issued?) in 1 vol.
- Penn Libraries copy extra-illustrated with 5 engraved plates of illustrations: v. 1: "Milton dictating to his daughters" (facing p. [iii]), "Murmuring waters fall / Down the slope hills" (facing p. 129), "Death" (facing p. 326) ; v. 2: "The Fall of Jerusalem" (facing p. 58), "Our Saviour" (facing p. 327).
- Penn Libraries copy: lower portion of some leaves at beginning of volume dampstained; bookmark advertising Caravan Book Store, Los Angeles, Calif. laid in.
- Cited in:
- Wickenheiser, R.J. Collection of John Milton, p. 499 (no. 2023-2024)
- OCLC:
- 456901588
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