Paradise lost : a poem in twelve books / the author, John Milton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Milton, John, 1608-1674.

Contributor:

Curran, Stuart A., honoree.

Wittreich, Joseph Anthony, donor.

Hunt, W. O., autographer.

Forrest, G. L., former owner.

Proctor, Mary Bamburgh, 1894-1927, former owner.

Bamburgh, William Cushing, 1867-1927, former owner.

Stuart Curran-Joseph Wittreich Milton Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Genre:

Poetry.

Physical Description:

2 volumes ; 17 cm

Manufacture:

Chiswick : C. Whittingham.

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for John Sharpe, 1817.

Notes:

Each vol. has added engraved t.p. dated: 1816.

"[E]ngraved title for volume 1: 'Paradise Lost A Poem The Author John Milton. London: Printed for John Sharpe, Piccadilly. 1816,' date in Arabic numersals, with engraved illustration of Milton Composing Paradise Lost, engraved by A. Raimbach after T. Stothard, protective tissue guard"--Wickenheiser.

"[E]ngraved title for volume 2: 'Paradise Lost ... soon his heart relented / Towards her ... Book X. L. 940. London: Printed By John Sharpe, M D CCCXVI,' date in Roman numerals, with engraved illustration of Milton's Reconciliation to His Wife, engraved by E. Finden after R. Westall, protective tissue guard"--Wickenheiser.

"Half-title each volume"--Wickenheiser.

Text of "Life of Milton" in v. 1 paginated (p. [5]-8); text of "Paradise lost" has line numbers at head of each page in place of pagination.

Each book has engraved divisional t.p. with vignette illustration after Richard Westall (variously engraved) and imprint: Published by John Sharpe, Piccadilly. Aug. 24, 1816. Each plate is accompanied by a tissue guard. Cf. Wickenheiser.

Local Notes:

Kislak Center PR3560 1817 imperfect: half-title leaves wanting; tissue guards for engraved title leaves wanting; tissue guards for engraved divisional title leaves of books 4, 7, 9-10, and 12 wanting. Presented to the Penn Libraries by Joseph A. Wittreich in honor of Stuart A. Curran. Volume 1 has autograph ("W.O. Hunt Esqre Stratford on Avon") on front free endpaper. Volume 2 has manuscript inscription in pencil ("CBH from Aunt H") on first blank leaf at beginning of volume. Each volume bound in full calf with blind-tooled boards; spine tooled in gold and blind and lettered (title and volume number) in gold; blind-tooled cover edges and turn-ins; all edges stippled red.

Kislak Center PR3560 1817 copy 2 imperfect: half-title leaves wanting; engraved divisional title leaves for books 4 and 6 wanting; tissue guards for engraved title leaves and divisional title leaves wanting; spine damaged. Presented to the Penn Libraries by Joseph A. Wittreich in honor of Stuart A. Curran. Each volume has armorial bookplate of G.L. Forrest on front pastedown; bookplate of Mary Esther Bamburgh (later Proctor; 1894-1927) pasted over bookplate of William Cushing Bamburgh (1867-1927) on front free endpaper; autograph ("W.C. Bamburgh 1886") on first blank leaf at beginning of each volume. Voume 1 has bookseller's manuscript notes in pencil on first blank leaf of volume; head outer corner of added engraved title leaf torn off.

Cited in:

Wickenheiser, R.J. Collection of John Milton, p. 236-237 (no. 850)

OCLC:

10201167