The Masque of Comus : the poem / by John Milton ; with a preface by Mark Van Doren & The Airs / by Henry Lawes ; with a preface by Hubert Foss ; illustrated with water-colors by Edmund Dulac.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Milton, John, 1608-1674, author.

Contributor:

Dulac, Edmund, 1882-1953, illustrator.

Van Doren, Mark, 1894-1972, writer of preface.

Foss, Hubert J. (Hubert James), 1899-1953, writer of preface.

Lawes, Henry, 1596-1662, composer.

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

Series:

Collector's library of famous editions

Standardized Title:

Comus

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English drama.

Penn Provenance:

Curran, Stuart A. (honoree) (Milton Collection copy)

Wittreich, Joseph Anthony (donor) (Milton Collection copy)

Physical Description:

[6], 57, [17] pages, [6] leaves of color plates : color illustrations, music ; 26 cm.

Other Title:

Comus A Masque by John Milton with the Airs by Henry Lawes

Place of Publication:

Norwalk, Conn. : Easton Press, [1997]

Contents:

The Poem by John Milton. Preface by Mark Van Doren; A Note on the Text; The Text

The Airs by Henry Lawes. Preface by Hubert J. Foss; Dedication; The Airs.

Notes:

"The special contents of this edition are copyright © 1997 by the Easton Press (MBI, Inc.), Norwalk, Connecticut."--Title page verso.

"This book is printed on archival quality paper especially milled for this edition. It is acid-neutral and conforms to all guidelines established for permanence and durability by the Council of Library Resources and the American Nation Standards Institute."--Title page verso.

"The definitive text, of 1673, with the spelling modernized, is used in the present edition."--Page 8.

Contains [11] unnumbered pages of songs.

Green leather binding stamped in gilt and decorated with intricate design on covers by Christopher Simon ; gilt edges with light green ribbon bookmark.

Local Notes:

PR3557.A1 1997 Milton Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries by Joseph A. Wittreich in honor of Stuart A. Curran, 2019 has [4] page prospectus for this edition and invoice from VeryFineBooks laid in.

OCLC:

60755347