Paradise Lost.; A Poem in Twelve Books. From the Text of Thomas Newton, D.D. With: Paradise Regain'd. A Poem in Four Books. To Which is Added Samson Agonistes: And Poems Upon Several Occasions, From the Text of Thomas Newton, D.D.

(Baskerville, John) Milton, John

Published by Printed by John Baskerville for J. and R. Tonson, London, 1758

About this Item

Two vols., uniform 8vos, [xxxii] 416pp & lxix, 390pp; contemporary calf, rebacked with elaborately gilt-tooled spines. The first Baskerville books in English (preceded by Virgil in Latin), with all cancels called for, p. 135 correctly numbered and italic I in headline on p. 346 of Paradise Lost. Includes full list of subscribers, including Benjamin Franklin. Gaskell 4, 5. Bookplates (John Hadmar Sticht); wear to edges, hinges, and spine ends; signature N in Paradise Regain'd pulled loose; front cover of Paradise Lost detached, still an attractive set.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Paradise Lost.; A Poem in Twelve Books. From the Text of Thomas Newton, D.D. With: Paradise Regain'd. A Poem in Four Books. To Which is Added Samson Agonistes: And Poems Upon Several Occasions, From the Text of Thomas Newton, D.D.
• Publisher: Printed by John Baskerville for J. and R. Tonson, London
• Publication Date: 1758
• Edition: First editions thus.