Paradise Regain'd by John Milton 1760

Paradise Regain'd. A Poem, in Four Books. To which is added Samson Agonistes: and Poems upon Several Occasions. The Author John Milton. The Third Edition, With Notes of various Authors by Thomas Newton. London: J. and R. Tonson et al., 1760.

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A lovely copy of Milton's Poetical Works, finely bound uniformly in contemporary full calf. A beautiful set!

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Size: 136 x 206 mm (approx., each)

Condition: 

[(1), frontis, t.p., 6pp, 335pp, (1)]

Uniform contemporary full calf bindings, both retaining their tooled red and black morocco labels. Spines rubbed and a little sunned but present very attractively on the shelf. Joints secure with all boards securely attached, the bindings are secure and without shelf lean. Top page edges uniformly dulled as typical, else edges are very good. Bookplate to front pastedown in both volumes of John Walton with an ink ownership inscription to the title pages of Francis Walton. Endpapers toned, some very light spotting in places throughout, but generally internally very bright and clean. An excellent set.