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Milton, John (1608-1674) Paradise Lost.
London: Printed by Miles Flesher for Richard Bently & Jacob Tonson, 1688.
Folio, stated fourth edition, one of four variants printed in 1688, illustrated with engraved portrait frontispiece of Milton by White opposite the title and twelve full paged engraved illustrations, one for each book in Milton's epic poem, by Michael Burghers, Peter Paul Bouche, and others; ex libris Reverend John Colson (1701-1769) with his signature while at Balliol College Oxford on verso of portrait; bound in full early 19th century tan calf, ornately tooled in blind with gold ruling, aeg., endpapers with 1830 watermark; neatly rebacked, replacing original spine, blank corner of page 67 torn away with no loss to text, one plate torn and repaired on verso, text leaves not washed or pressed, purchased from Seven Gables in 1966; one blank corner torn away; one plate with 5 in. straight tear repaired on verso, 12 1/2 x 7 1/4 in.
Wing M-2146; ESTC R13313; Shawcross 345; Turnbull 93c; Pforzheimer 720; Wither to Prior II, 607.
