milton-s-i-paradise-regain-d-i-1752
Lot 2272
Milton's Paradise Regain'd (1752)
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
John Milton. PARADISE REGAIN'D. A POEM, IN FOUR BOOKS. TO WHICH IS ADDED SAMSON AGONISTES; AND POEMS UPON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WITH A TRACTATE OF EDUCATION. Glasgow: Robert and Andrew Foulis, 1752. Hardcover. Leather-covered boards with raised bands on spine. 32mo. [i-iv], [1], 2-342, [355-357], 358-380pp.

5 x 3 1/4 in.

Expected wear to boards with leather rubbed and small tears and losses; spine heavily rubbed with minimal gilt remaining, loss at head of spine and no headband; separation at joints yet still stable; interior with wear at hinges, endpapers fragile and browned with previous owner's name on second free endpaper; toning and light scattered foxing; pages with negligible losses and (1) 1/2-in. tear, crisp and clean overall for age.