The Poetical Works of John Milton With Life of the Author
Milton, John
From ROBIN RARE BOOKS at the Midtown Scholar, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
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AbeBooks Seller since 21 November 2006
From ROBIN RARE BOOKS at the Midtown Scholar, Harrisburg, PA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 21 November 2006
About this Item
The Poetical Works of John Milton With Life of the Author and Illustrations R.H. Hinkley Company, Boston, 1908, Printed by D.B. Updike at The Merrymount Press, Boston, #81-555, limited edition, sixteen illustrations, blind stamped pigskin bindings, complete in four volumes, 10 x 6.5 , 8vo. In good condition. Light wear to extremities with minor scuffing to edges. Slight cracking and rubbing to joints. Corners exhibit red rot with light fraying. Spines slightly faded with light rubbing to bands. Ends lightly abraded as well. Front gutters slightly tender in each volume. Top edges gilt. Deckled edges are toned and slightly brittle. Internally good. Bright and clean. Free of ownership or markings. Pink stamped #81 in rear of texts. Bindings intact. Presents well. Please see photos. A lovely finely bound set of Milton s work produced by Updike at The Merrymount Press. The Merrymount Press was a printing company, both scholarly and craftsman like, founded and run by Daniel Berkeley Updike in Boston, Massachusetts from 1893-1941. It was perhaps the finest representative of the Arts and Crafts Movement in American book arts, influenced by William Morris Kelmscott Press. Founded to do common work uncommonly well. He called it The Merrymount Press in honor of Mount Wollaston just south of Boston. Seller Inventory # RAREA1908DMOZ
Bibliographic Details
Title: The Poetical Works of John Milton With Life ...
Publisher: D.B. Updike at The Merrymount Press
Publication Date: 1908
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
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