Paradise lost. : A poem in twelve books. The authour John Milton.
1692
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Title
Paradise lost. : A poem in twelve books. The authour John Milton.
Edition
The fifth edition, adorn'd with sculptures.
Created/published
London : Printed for Jacob Tonson at the Judge's-Head in Chancery-lane near Fleet-street, M DC XC II. [1692]
Description
[4], 336 p., [13] leaves of plates : ill., port. ; (fol.)
Associated name
Milton, John, 1608-1674, author.
Bourch, P. P., printmaker.
Burghers, Michael, 1647 or 1648-1727, printmaker.
Faithorne, William, 1616-1691, artist.
White, Robert, 1645-1703, printmaker.
Bourch, P. P., printmaker.
Burghers, Michael, 1647 or 1648-1727, printmaker.
Faithorne, William, 1616-1691, artist.
White, Robert, 1645-1703, printmaker.
Note
Frontispiece portrait of the author by William Faithorne (plate) signed: R White sculp:.
Most of the 12 illustrations for "Paradise lost" are engraved by Michael Burghers or Peter Paul Bouche.
A reissue of the 1691 edition (Wing M2149), with imprint reset.
Most of the 12 illustrations for "Paradise lost" are engraved by Michael Burghers or Peter Paul Bouche.
A reissue of the 1691 edition (Wing M2149), with imprint reset.
Exhibited
Washington, D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library, 2011-2012. Manifold Greatness.
Cited/described in
Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (CD-ROM, 1996), M2150
Shawcross, J. Milton, 362
Coleridge, K.A. Catalogue of the Milton collection in the Turnbull Library, 94b
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R356
Shawcross, J. Milton, 362
Coleridge, K.A. Catalogue of the Milton collection in the Turnbull Library, 94b
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R356
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Item Details
Call number
M2150
Folger-specific note
7/3/47. Bd. w.: Milton, J. Paradise regain'd. London, 1688 (Wing M2154). Temoin on L4. Some leaves foxed, affecting text. Mottled calf binding; spine repaired in goatskin. Provenance: inscription on 2S2r: "John [Langdon ?]"