Paradise lost, a poem / the author John Milton ; to which is added Paradise regain'd, Lycidas, L'allegro, Il penseroso ; vol. I-[II].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Milton, John, 1608-1674, author.

Contributor:

Jasper, C. F. (Carl Friedrich), approximately 1815- former owner.

Seyfarth, Heinrich, 1863-1947, autographer.

Didot, François-Ambroise, 1730-1804, printer.

Pissot, Noël-Jacques, 1724?-1804, bookseller.

Barrois, Théophile, bookseller.

Curran, Stuart A., honoree.

Wittreich, Joseph Anthony, donor.

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

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Genesis--History of Biblical events--Poetry--Early works to 1800.

Bible.

Adam (Biblical figure)--Poetry--Early works to 1800.

Adam.

Eve (Biblical figure)--Poetry--Early works to 1800.

Eve.

Fall of man--Poetry--Early works to 1800.

Fall of man.

Physical Description:

2 volumes ; 15 cm (12mo)

Fingerprint:

Tor- amm: dsrn RhPo (3) 1780 (R) v.1

edst e:ew e,ll BuRe (3) 1780 (R) v.2

Place of Publication:

Paris : Printed by Didot the eldest and sold by J.N. Pissot, Barrois, junior, booksellers, quai des Augustins, MDCCLXXX [1780]

Contents:

Volume 1. Paradise lost : book I-VIII

volume 2. Paradise lost : book IX-XII ; Paradise regain'd ; Lycidas ; L'allegro ; Il penseroso.

Notes:

Bookseller's names within curly brackets in imprint.

Signatures: v. 1: pi1 A-K¹² L² ; v. 2. pi1 A¹⁰ B-I¹² K¹²(-K12) *L1.

Pagination: v. 1: [2], 243, [1] pages ; v. 2: [2], 234, [2] pages

Errata at end of volume 2 (leaf *L1r).

Local Notes:

PR3560 1780 Milton Collection copy 1: presented to the Penn Libraries in 2019 by Joseph A. Wittreich in honor of Stuart A. Curran. Each volume has printed bookplate ("Bibliotheca Dr. C.F. Jasper Fol. [blank] Lit. [blank] No. [blank]) with manuscript shelf-mark (volume 1: "LIV ... A. ... 53"; volume 2: "LIV ... A. ... 54"), possibly of Carl Friedrich Jasper (b. approximately 1815), on front pastedown and autograph ("Dr. phil. H. Seyfarth."), possibly of Heinrich Seyfarth (1863-1947), on title leaf. A few manuscript annotations in pencil and ink at beginning of volume 1. Milton Collection copy 2 has light brown leather boards with spines decorated and stamped in gilt. Penciled annotation "Barcus, Moscow Dec. 6 '30" printed on front pastedown.

Cited in:

English short title catalogue T170415

OCLC:

10342636