Author: MILTON, JOHN (1608-1674)
Title: L' allegro and, Il penseroso
Description: [London? : Art-Union of London?] 1848. First Edition. Finely bound in elaborately gilt-decorated full brown leather. Gilt-crossed raised bands to spine. with spine compartments uniformly tooled in gilt. Poem titles tooled in gilt to front panel. Gilt-tooled decorative and floral borders to front and rear panels. Outer and inner gilt dentils. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dulled and rubbed as with age. Heavy foxing to prelims. with light scattered. marginal foxing elsewhere. Each plate has a tissue guard. Remains quite well-preserved overall. A unique illustrated edition of Milton. Further scans. images etc. and additional bibliographical material available on request.; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 30 pages; Physical description: [2]. 30 leaves. xxx leaves of plates : ill. ; 31 cm. Subjects: Milton. John. 1608-1674 - Allegro. - Studies. Milton. John. 1608-1674 - Penseroso. - Studies. English poetry -- Literature -- Engravings. Notes: 'Printed by S. & J. Bentley. Wilson & Fley.' --index. Includes index of designers and engravers. Illustration designs by G. Scharf. W. L. Leitch. J. Tenniel. H. K. Browne. R. Doyle. & others; engraved by S. Williams. J. Cooper. C. T. & J Thomson. W. Measom. G & E Dalziel. & others. by John Milton ; with thirty illustrations designed expressly for the Art-Union of London.Weight in Kg appr.:

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