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Comus, a maske / by John Milton ; printed from the original edition of 1637.
LIBRA - Vilain-Wieck Collection Elston Press 3
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Milton, John, 1608-1674, author.
- Standardized Title:
- Comus
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Masques, English--17th century.
- Masques, English.
- Genre:
- Private press books (Printing)
- Printing in multiple colors (Printing)
- Limitation statements (Publishing)
- Deckled edges (Paper)
- Handmade papers (Paper)
- Watermarks (Paper)
- Typefaces (Type evidence) -- Elston Roman.
- Case bindings (Binding)
- Dust jackets (Binding)
- Gilt edges (Binding)
- Untrimmed edges (Binding)
- Masques.
- Penn Provenance:
- Vilain, Jean-François, 1942- (donor) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy)
- Wieck, Roger S. (donor) (Vilain-Wieck Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- [8], 29, [5] pages ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New Rochelle, New York : Printed and sold by Clarke Conwell at the Elston Press, Pelham Road, Finished this twentieth day of March, MDCCCCII [1902]
- Notes:
- "Here ends Comus, a maske, by John Milton. One hundred and sixty copies have been printed from the original edition of 1637, with title pages designed by H.M. O'Kane. Printed and sold by Clarke Conwell at the Elston Press, Pelham Road, New Rochelle, New York. Finished this twentieth day of March, MDCCCCII"--Colophon
- "160 copies printed in red and black on American handmade paper watermarked 'Elston.' Bound in linen spine and blue paper boards, with paper label on spine ... Elston Roman type."--Johnson.
- Deckled edges, with untrimmed fore- and tail edges; gilt tops.
- Local Notes:
- Kislak Center Vilain-Wieck Collection of Private Presses copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2013 by Jean-François Vilain and Roger Wieck.
- Vilain-Wieck Collection copy in clear dust jacket.
- Cited in:
- Johnson, H.H. Notes on the history of the Elston Press, 10 (page 101)
- OCLC:
- 12645759
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