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Milton's Paradise lost / illustrated by Gustave Doré ; edited with notes and a life of Milton by Robert Vaughan.
LIBRA - Rare Folio PR3560 1866
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Milton, John, 1608-1674, author.
- Standardized Title:
- Paradise lost
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Milton, John, 1608-1674.
- Milton, John.
- Bible. Genesis--History of Biblical events--Poetry.
- Bible.
- Adam (Biblical figure)--Poetry.
- Adam.
- Eve (Biblical figure)--Poetry.
- Eve.
- Fall of man--Poetry.
- Fall of man.
- Adam (Biblical figure).
- Eve (Biblical figure).
- Bible. Genesis.
- Paradise lost (Milton, John).
- History of Biblical events.
- Physical Description:
- lxii, 329, [1] pages, 50 leaves of plates : illustrations ; 44 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London : Cassell, Petter & Galpin, Ludgate Hill, E.C.; and 596, Broadway, New York, [1866]
- Notes:
- First edition appears to be two different sizes 12" x 17" and 12" x 15"; 12" x 15" version is likely bound from the twenty-five original parts. See Wickenheiser.
- Colophon reads: "Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, Belle Sauvage Works, London, E.C.".
- Title page in red and black.
- Each plate has protective tissue guard with caption.
- Decorative initial "CPG" used as title vignette.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Local Notes:
- LIBRA Rare Folio PR3560 1866 imperfect: pages [1]-2, 155-156, leaves 1-20, 22-50, and 6 pages of publisher's advertisements only. Presented to the Penn Libraries by Joseph A. Wittreich in honor of Stuart A. Curran, 2015. Boards, pages and leaves disbound; spine wanting.
- Cited in:
- Wickenheiser, R.J. Collection of John Milton, 1078
- OCLC:
- 1895299
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