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Paradise regained / John Milton.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection PR3563 1904
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Milton, John, 1608-1674.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bible. Gospels--History of Biblical events--Poetry.
- Bible.
- Bible. Gospels.
- History of Biblical events.
- Bible. Judges--History of Biblical events--Poetry.
- Bible. Judges.
- Jesus Christ--Temptation--Poetry.
- Jesus Christ.
- Temptation.
- Temptation of Jesus Christ.
- Samson (Biblical judge)--Poetry.
- Samson.
- Samson (Biblical judge).
- Genre:
- Poetry.
- Advertisements -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia -- 20th century.
- Penn Provenance:
- Curran, Stuart A. (honoree)
- Wittreich, Joseph Anthony (donor)
- Physical Description:
- 192 pages, 36 unnumbered pages, 2 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 16 cm
- Other Title:
- Half-title: Paradise regained and Samson Agonistes
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : Henry Altemus Co., [1904?]
- Contents:
- Paradise regained
- Samson Agonistes.
- Notes:
- Date conjectured from advertisements at end of vol. for items (e.g. "Altemus' Grolier Series") published in 1904. Cf. Henry Altemus website (viewed on 17 Dec. 2009).
- Plates: unsigned frontispiece illustration for Paradise regained (captioned: Henceforth oracles shall cease); title leaf lettered in red with decorative green trim.
- Introduction signed: H.M. [i.e. Henry Morley]. Cf. Wickenheiser, R.J., Collection of John Milton, p. 396.
- "Publications of Henry Altemus Company": P. [1-36] at end.
- Local Notes:
- Milton Collection copies 1 and 2 presented to the Penn Libraries by Joseph A. Wittreich in honor of Stuart A. Curran.
- Penn Libraries copy 1 bound in original green cloth; upper board has title lettered in gold at head within decorative double-ruled frame; upper board has two narrow colored paper panels illustrated with Queen Anne's lace pasted on, framed with a double-ruled gold border, and tooled over with a decorative gold floriate pattern that extends onto the cloth; spine lettered and decorated in gold. "Each of the books of this [1904] style format have [sic] one of four possible flower patterns [i.e. Queen Anne's lace, iris, nasturtium, orchid] pasted on the cover. Each flower pattern appears with each cover color."--Henry Altemus website (viewed on 17 Dec. 2009).
- Penn Libraries copy 2 bound in original red cloth; upper board has title lettered in gold at head within decorative double-ruled frame; upper board has two narrow colored paper panels illustrated with Queen Anne's lace pasted on, framed with a double-ruled gold border, and tooled over with a decorative gold floriate pattern that extends onto the cloth; spine lettered and decorated in gold.
- Contains:
- Milton, John, 1608-1674. Samson Agonistes.
- OCLC:
- 500984342
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