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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.
Contributor:
Vaughan, Robert, 1795-1868, editor.
Doré, Gustave, 1832-1883, illustrator.
Curran, Stuart A., honoree.
Wittreich, Joseph Anthony, donor.
Cassell, Petter & Galpin, publisher.
Stuart Curran-Joseph Wittreich Milton Collection (University of Pennsylvania)
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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