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Auction archive: Lot number 54

Milton, John.

Estimate
£700 - £900
ca. US$1,136 - US$1,461
Price realised:
n. a.
Auction archive: Lot number 54

Milton, John.

Estimate
£700 - £900
ca. US$1,136 - US$1,461
Price realised:
n. a.
Beschreibung:

Milton, John. EDITIONS OF "PARADISE LOST" AND "PARADISE REGAIN'D", WITH CRITICAL WORKS: Paradise Regain'd... to which is added Samson Agonistes and Poems upon several occasions... The Sixth Edition... for J. Tonson... and for M. Poulson, 1725; Milton's Paradise Lost. A New Edition, By Richard Bentley .. for Jacob Tonson et al., 1732, first edition of bentley's notorious edition of milton, two engraved portraits of Milton, some manuscript notes in an early hand, later eighteenth-century calf, rebacked, small ink stain at the top of the book block; Dr. Bentley's Emendations on the Twelve Books of Milton's Paradise Lost. for J. and J. Knapton, 1732, first edition, disbound, A6 misbound, some minor browning and staining--[Pearce, Zachary]. A Review of the Text of... Milton's Paradise: In which the chief of Dr. Bentley'd Emendations are consider'd... for John Shuckburgh, 1733, first edition, contemporary speckled calf gilt, some minor staining, loss to head and foot of spine, some cracking to joints--Richardson, J. Explanatory Notes and Remarks on Milton's Paradise Lost. For James, John and Paul Knapton, 1734, engraved portrait of Milton after chalk sketch by Richardson, contemporary calf gilt, upper joint cracked, lower joint partially cracked, some edge wear; various sizes (5)

Auction archive: Lot number 54
Auction:
Datum:
17 Dec 2009
Auction house:
Sotheby's
London
Beschreibung:

Milton, John. EDITIONS OF "PARADISE LOST" AND "PARADISE REGAIN'D", WITH CRITICAL WORKS: Paradise Regain'd... to which is added Samson Agonistes and Poems upon several occasions... The Sixth Edition... for J. Tonson... and for M. Poulson, 1725; Milton's Paradise Lost. A New Edition, By Richard Bentley .. for Jacob Tonson et al., 1732, first edition of bentley's notorious edition of milton, two engraved portraits of Milton, some manuscript notes in an early hand, later eighteenth-century calf, rebacked, small ink stain at the top of the book block; Dr. Bentley's Emendations on the Twelve Books of Milton's Paradise Lost. for J. and J. Knapton, 1732, first edition, disbound, A6 misbound, some minor browning and staining--[Pearce, Zachary]. A Review of the Text of... Milton's Paradise: In which the chief of Dr. Bentley'd Emendations are consider'd... for John Shuckburgh, 1733, first edition, contemporary speckled calf gilt, some minor staining, loss to head and foot of spine, some cracking to joints--Richardson, J. Explanatory Notes and Remarks on Milton's Paradise Lost. For James, John and Paul Knapton, 1734, engraved portrait of Milton after chalk sketch by Richardson, contemporary calf gilt, upper joint cracked, lower joint partially cracked, some edge wear; various sizes (5)

Auction archive: Lot number 54
Auction:
Datum:
17 Dec 2009
Auction house:
Sotheby's
London
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