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Description: A smart mid eighteenth century edition of the second part of Milton's epic, in Baskerville type. A smart Baskerville edition of Milton's poem, which was first published in 1761.Baskerville was an innovative and pioneering type designer and printer. His typefaces were greatly admired by Benjamin Franklin. The Baskerville type is regarded as a transitional serif typeface intended as a refinement of the old-style typefaces of the period such as Calson.Sharing similar theological themes to Milton's earlier 'Paradise Lost', the poem uses blank verse to deal withthe temptation of Christ, as recounted in the Gospel of Luke.ESTC reference number T194571. With leaves H1 and P7 cancels, as called for.With the armorial bookplates of British peer and politician Oliver Brett, and prominent and wealthy solicitor Robert Parker of Halifax to the front pastedown. In a full calf binding, with gilt detailing to back strip. Lacking spine labels. Loss of leather to tail of front joint. Joints starting, with boards holding firm. Bookplates to front pastedowns. Internally, firmly bound. Tide marks to endpapers, title page and final three leaves, with pages otherwise clean and bright. Good Only
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom
Milton, John. Paradise Lost. John Baskerville, 1760.
Price: US$400.00 + shipping
Condition: Poor
Description: This is a rare Baskerville Edition (12 books in one volume). Subscriber list includes Samuel Johnson and Thomas Percy. Sold as-is, Covers, front pages separated, cover in rough shape Pages readable and in good shape for age.
Seller: Caveat Emptor Used and Rare Books, Bloomington, IN, U.S.A.
Price: US$450.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Paradise Lost. A Poem in Twelve Books. The Author John Milton From the Text of Thomas Newton, D.D. Birmingham: Printed by John Baskerville, for J. and R. Tonson, in London. MDCCLX. [1760] Hardcover. Bound in full brown leather with raised cords on the spine. Spine label (chipped) stamped, Newtons Milton. Another spine label with volume number is missing. Front board attached by the bottom cord only. Subscribers list followed by 72 page life of Milton, then 416 pages of the poem (it is complete). Bookplate on inside front cover with the initials RJW and The Milton Library and Wickenheiser. Book measures 6.75 x 9.75 inches. Margins are cut closer than is ordinary with Baskervilles work, which usually leaves a lot of white space. Printed in medium quality laid paper, without a watermark. Binding good and tight. Pages clean, with very little foxing. First published in May of 1760, with a companion volume containing Paradise Regained. Baskerville had printed copies of Paradise lost in both 1758 and 1759; those were 2 volume sets. This is a single volume version. A nice example of Baskervilles work in original eighteenth century binding.
Seller: Riverby Books, Fredericksburg, VA, U.S.A.
Price: US$750.00 + shipping
Description: To Which is Added Samson Agonistes and Poems upon Several Occasions. From the Text of Thomas Newton. 2 vols. 8vo, old full polished calf; gilt spines. Gaskell 9 & 10. Old armorial bookplate in each volume; contents fine. One of two spine labels on Vol. I (title) is missing; ("Vol. I") the other, damaged; joints worn and starting to split; rubbing and wear at edges.
Seller: Jeffrey H. Marks, Rare Books, ABAA, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$1750.00 + shipping
Description: [30], lxxii, [3]-416; [2], [2, Table of Contents], [5]-390 pp. Life of Milton bound with Paradise Lost. Usual errors in numeration. 2 vols. Royal 8vo. Finely Bound Copy of a Masterpiece. The mind is its own place, and in itself | Can make a Heaven of Hell, a Hell of Heaven. An outstanding copy of the handsome Baskerville octavo. Milton's Paradise Lost is the greatest poem of the later seventeenth century, and profoundly influential upon the course of English literature; his Poems upon Several Occasions includes Lycidas and his verses on Shakespear. Gaskell 9 & 10 Full red levant extra gilt, gilt turn-ins, marbled endsheets, a.e.g. Fine. Heraldic ownership stamp of T. Marynard on verso of title page [30], lxxii, [3]-416; [2], [2, Table of Contents], [5]-390 pp. Life of Milton bound with Paradise Lost. Usual errors in numeration. 2 vols. Royal 8vo
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Price: US$2823.18 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: A beautiful Baskerville edition of John Milton's 'Paradise Lost' and 'Paradise Regain'd', both epic poems bound here in one volume. A Baskerville edition.Complete as two volumes bound in one.ESTC citation number T134228 and N11290 - 'Paradise Regain'd' with 'Life of Milton' paginated in Roman numerals.List of subscribers to the front of 'Paradise Lost'. Pages 69, 231, 235, 262, and 330 misnumbered 96, 131, 135, 268, and 230.Bound by BookEnds.Collated, complete.Both of John Milton's epic poems bound in one volume, 'Paradise Lost' and 'Paradise Regain'd'.'Paradise Lost' is an epic blank verse poem, concerning the biblical Fall of Man, with the temptation of Adam and Even, and their subsequent expulsion from the Garden of Eden. The poem is considered to be one of the greatest works of literature ever written.The sequel, 'Paradise Regain'd', is likewise a blank verse poem, though is much shorter than its predecessor, being described as a brief epic.Written by John Milton, a seventeenth century English poet, who is best known for 'Paradise Lost'. He wrote during a period of political upheaval and religious flux in England with the English Civil War.John Baskerville was an important and pioneering printer and type designer who invented 'wove paper'.Prior owner's ink inscription to the verso of the front blank. Prior owner's ink inscription to the head of the title of 'Paradise Lost'. In a modern crushed morocco binding. Externally, smart. A little very light rubbing to the extremities and a couple of very faint marks to the boards. Prior owner's ink inscription to the verso of the front blank. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are lightly age toned and generally clean with the occasional spot. Tide mark to the gutter of the last few pages. Very small chip to the tail of the title page of 'Paradise Lost'. Prior owner's ink inscription to the head of the title of 'Paradise Lost'. Near Fine
Seller: Rooke Books PBFA, Bath, United Kingdom