Paradise lost : a poem in twelve books / the authour, John Milton.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Milton, John, 1608-1674
Other Authors: Lens, Bernard, 1659-1725 (Illustrator)
Medina, John Baptiste de, 1659-1710 (Illustrator)
Bouche, Peter Paul, approximately 1646- (Engraver)
Burghers, M. (Engraver)
White, Robert, 1645-1703 (Engraver)
Flesher, Miles, active 1682-1687 (Printer)
Tonson, Jacob, 1656?-1736 (Bookseller)
Camden, Charles Pratt, Earl, 1714-1794 (Former owner)
Brownlowe, William (Former owner)
Language:English
Published: London : Printed by Miles Flesher for Jacob Tonson, at the Judge's-Head in Chancery-lane near Fleet-street, MDCLXXXVIII [1688]
Edition:The fourth edition,
Subjects:
Adam > (Biblical figure) > Poetry.
Eve > (Biblical figure) > Poetry.
Bible. > Genesis > History of Biblical events > Poetry.
Christian poetry, English.
Fall of man > Poetry.
Subscription lists (Publishing) > England > 17th century.
Genre:
Poetry.
Subscription lists (Publishing)
Physical Description:4 unnumbered pages, 343, that is, 345 pages, 7 unnumbered pages, 13 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, portrait ; 37 cm (folio)
Format: Book
Description
Note:In verse.
One of three imprint variants of this edition; also issued with imprints reading "for Richard Bentley" or "for Richard Bentley and Jacob Tonson"; cf. Coleridge.
Illustrations engraved by M. Burghers and P.P. Bouche after J.B. Medina and Bernard Lens, Sen.; portrait engraved by Robert White.
Pagination error: numbers 219-220 repeated in paging.
Signatures: [A]² B² C-2X⁴ 2Y-Z² ²A².
"The names of the nobility and gentry that encourag'd, by subscription, the printing this edition of Milton's Paradise Lost": [7] pages at end.
Call Number:PR3560 1688
XX folio
References:
Coleridge, K.A. Turnbull Milton coll., 93b.
Pointon, M.R. Milton & English art, p. 2-15.
Wing (2nd ed.) M2147.
ESTC (RLIN), R15589.