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Paradise lost / by John Milton ; with notes selected from Newton and others ; to which is prefixed The life of the author, with a critical dissertation on the poetical works of Milton and observations on his language and versification by Samuel Johnson ...
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection PR3560 1796b copy 2 v.1/2
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Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection PR3560 1796b v.1/2
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Milton, John, 1608-1674.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Milton, John, 1608-1674.
- Milton, John.
- Genre:
- Subscription lists.
- Physical Description:
- 2 volumes : illustrations ; 24 cm (8vo)
- Place of Publication:
- London : Printed for J. Parsons ..., 1796.
- Notes:
- Signatures: v. 1: a⁶ b-l⁴ B-2F⁴ 2G⁴(-2G4) ; v. 2: B-2F⁴ *2F² 2G-2I⁴.
- Pagination: v. 1: [12], lxxx, 229, [1] p., [8] leaves of plates ; v. 2: 226, [26] p., [6] leaves of plates.
- Title leaves and illustrations (plates) engraved.
- "With a list of subscribers in vol. 1."--ESTC.
- "The life of Mr. John Milton.": P. [i]-xxxviii.
- "Dissertation on the poetical works of Milton, with observation son his language and versification, by Samuel Johnson, LL.D.": P. [xxxix]-lxxv.
- Includes index.
- Local Notes:
- Kislak Center PR3560 1796b imperfect: title leaf of volume 2 wanting. Presented to the Penn Libraries by Joseph A. Wittreich in honor of Stuart A. Curran. Bound in 1 volume.
- Kislak Center PR3560 1796b copy 2 imperfect: title leaf of volume 2 wanting. Presented to the Penn Libraries by Joseph A. Wittreich in honor of Stuart A. Curran in 2024. Armorial prize bookplate ("Ingenuo magnaeque spei Adolescenti Isaacco Arthure Sociorum Commensali Propter insignes in Artibus Progressus in Classe secunda Praemium hoc literarium dederunt Praepositus & Socii Seniores Collegii Sacrosanctae et Individuae Trinitatis juxta Dublin Examinatione habita Initio termini S: Trinitatis A.D. 1805 Quod Testor Richardus Graves Prebr. S[...]") of Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland) recording the presentation of this volume to Isaac Arthure (1786-) in 1805 and signed by Richard Graves (1763-1829) on front pastedown. Paper slip with photoreproduction of biographical notice of Richard Graves affixed to front pastedown. Bound in 1 volume. Binding: full early calf[?]; boards double-ruled and tooled in gold; gilt armorial supralibros of Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland) on boards; spine tooled in gold; gold-stamped black leather spine label ("MILTON"); gold-tooled cover edges and turn-ins; blue endpapers.
- Cited in:
- English short title catalogue, T134624
- Wickenheiser, R.J. Collection of John Milton, p. 220 (no. 791)
- OCLC:
- 15382594
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